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U.S. grains: Wheat slips to one-week low on raised supply outlook

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 11, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses to the lowest levels in a week on Thursday, pressured by gains in the dollar and after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its supply outlook. Soybeans and corn also eased as the stronger greenback made U.S. goods less attractive in international markets. The dollar climbed […] Read more

Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies for the week centred on June 3. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Pasture, Reuters, Weather

U.S. agency sees El Nino likely to last into 2016

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2015

New York | Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster warned on Thursday the El Nino weather pattern that can cause droughts in Asia and heavy rain in the Americas will likely last into next year, longer than previously expected and potentially roiling crops and commodity prices. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Warming Pacific waters seen fuelling lengthy El Nino

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 10, 2015

Sydney | Reuters –– Pacific Ocean temperatures continue to warm, supporting El Nino weather conditions for the rest of 2015, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said Tuesday. An El Nino can have devastating consequences for agriculture globally, causing heavy rains and floods in South America and scorching weather in Asia and as far away as east […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Iraq recaptures some grain silos seized by Islamic State

By GFM Network News June 10, 2015

London | Reuters — Iraq has re-taken control of some grain silos previously seized by Islamic State, but most of the grain held cannot be used as militants aim to destroy sites when retreating, a senior grain official said Tuesday. Islamic State, the breakaway al Qaeda group, which declared an Islamic caliphate across parts of […] Read more

NORAC’s boom height control systems are already compatible with several Topcon products. (TopconPositioning.com)

Crops, Machinery

GPS firm buys sprayer boom control maker NORAC

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 10, 2015

Saskatoon tech firm NORAC Systems, best known today for its automated boom height control systems for field sprayers, is set to become part of a major U.S. GPS systems firm. California-based Topcon Positioning Group announced Wednesday it will buy NORAC for an undisclosed sum, as the latest of Topcon’s recent plays in the precision ag […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

ESN helps keep single shoot drill out in the field longer

Fertilizer technology allows farmers to make one pass, putting all the  nitrogen in the seed row at once, and also realizing higher protein values

By Lee Hart June 10, 2015

Dale Wyatt hasn’t become a wholesale convert to ESN fertilizer on his southern Alberta farm, but so far it has allowed him to continue a one-pass direct seeding operation with cereals with his existing single shoot drill, and the controlled release fertilizer has definitely bumped up the protein level in spring wheat. Wyatt, who along […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Richardson buying bigger margarine market share

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 10, 2015

Prairie grain and agrifood firm Richardson International is going long on shortening with a deal for major Canadian margarine firm Golden Gate. Privately-held, Winnipeg-based Richardson is no stranger to the margarine business as the owner of the Canola Harvest brand, having bought Canbra Foods in 1999 and Innovative Foods in 2011. Owned and operated by […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed after wild week

By GFM Network News June 10, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts ended narrowly mixed for the week ended Wednesday, but not before shooting above the $500 per tonne mark amid concerns over persistent dryness across a large portion of Western Canada. “If we don’t get those rains or if they’re disappointing then I think this thing is going […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Thirsty Alta. crops could use a drink, analyst says

By GFM Network News June 10, 2015

CNS Canada — Alberta’s dry weather and cooler nights have hit some crops in the province hard, but one specialist says he isn’t worried yet. Neil Whatley, a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Stettler, said only some parts of the province have seen rain. “There’s no general rain, just showers. Where there’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two weeks as USDA boosts supply outlook

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled more than three per cent for their largest losses in two weeks on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture boosted its production forecast for the winter wheat crop in a monthly supply and demand report. Corn futures posted their largest daily declines since March at the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat slips to one-week low on raised supply outlook

U.S. agency sees El Nino likely to last into 2016

Warming Pacific waters seen fuelling lengthy El Nino

Iraq recaptures some grain silos seized by Islamic State

GPS firm buys sprayer boom control maker NORAC

ESN helps keep single shoot drill out in the field longer

Richardson buying bigger margarine market share

ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed after wild week

Thirsty Alta. crops could use a drink, analyst says

U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two weeks as USDA boosts supply outlook

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