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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn can’t keep their distance from Argentina

By GFM Network News January 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted sharp gains over the past week, as weather concerns in Argentina and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report sparked a rally. South American weather also underpinned the corn market — and both commodities will be following the forecasts out of the region […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn to tilt lower moving forward

By GFM Network News January 11, 2017

CNS Canada — Following a U.S. government supply and demand report due out Thursday, soybeans and corn are expected to be sideways to lower as traders anticipate upcoming supplies, one U.S. analyst says. “Technically we’ve kind of ran up to the higher end of our trading ranges. We probably can back off a little bit,” […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News January 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures chalked up modest gains on the week ended Wednesday, as slow farmer selling and weakness in the U.S. dollar underpinned the market. March corn ended 11 and a half cents higher from the previous week (all figures US$). It was another volatile stretch for corn, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker

By GFM Network News December 21, 2016

CNS Canada — Fundamental features are likely to pressure technical soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, one U.S. analyst says, keeping a lid on prices into the New Year. Soybeans — “I’m outright bearish on the beans,” said Preston Zacharias, market analyst at CHS Hedging. The January contract for soybeans will […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

By GFM Network News December 14, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, while corn held steady, with South American weather conditions expected to provide much of the direction going forward. “We’re pretty much trading one weather report at a time,” said Sean Lusk, director of commercial hedging with Walsh […] Read more

Corn, Crops

Large yields keep Manitoba farmers looking to corn

By GFM Network News December 13, 2016

CNS Canada — Manitoba corn growers saw record yields this year despite an adverse harvest — and that trend of big crops is expected to continue, as varieties improve and more farmers commit to the crop. “It appears that the trend is headed toward larger (corn) crops,” said Myron Krahn, president of the Manitoba Corn […] Read more

A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Weather

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

By GFM Network News December 9, 2016

Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers in Ontario knew this past summer: Hot and droughty conditions drove production of corn and soybeans almost 10 per cent lower than 2015 levels. StatsCan’s harvest report, released this week, also showed the large wheat crop in Ontario was a record, with a 56 per cent increase in […] Read more

Corn, Features

New corn varieties for 2017

With more than 20 new corn varieties, farmers have some research to do

By Leeann Minogue December 8, 2016

If you’re farming in a corn-growing area in Western Canada, you’ll have more than 20 new varieties to consider for your 2017 rotations. New genetics bring higher yields and better disease packages, while shorter-season varieties may expand the corn-growing regions to new areas. BrettYoung BrettYoung E50P52 R: E50P52 R is a new VT Double PRO […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy waits on Argentine weather, inspections

By GFM Network News December 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade hung mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday. Attention now shifts to the crop in South America. “People will be watching the Argentine weather situation to see if it has any changes in the second-week forecast of 11 to 15 days,” said Terry Reilly, […] Read more

Corn, Dairy Cattle, The Dairy Corner

Right and wrong fermentation

Dairy Corner: If silage moisture is too high going in, it can affect feed quality and palatability

By Peter Vitti December 6, 2016

This autumn, I have seen a variety of corn fields being chopped into silage for dairy cattle. While some of this corn was dried enough to make some good quality corn silage, I was surprised when I saw some producers literarily harvested green chop. After all, they were faced with another rain shower, which forced […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn can’t keep their distance from Argentina

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn to tilt lower moving forward

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

Large yields keep Manitoba farmers looking to corn

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

New corn varieties for 2017

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy waits on Argentine weather, inspections

Right and wrong fermentation

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