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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024

Despite a smaller crop last year, lentil demand remained strong, especially from India

By GFM Network News January 9, 2024

Greg Northey, vice-president of corporate affairs said crop production bounced back in spite of challenging growing conditions in some areas. Chickpeas and edible beans saw increased production in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, while lentil and dry pea production declined.

A soybean crop at Headingley, Man. on Sept. 2, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

USDA Brazil attaché cuts soybean projections for 2023/24

Several firms have dropped Brazil soybean projections on seeding delays, weather

By GFM Network News January 8, 2024

With Brazil having faced opposing weather extremes, there’s little surprise the United States Department of Agriculture attaché cut their soybean production estimate for 2023/24. The Brasilia desk reduced its call from a record 162 million tonnes to 158.5 million in its latest report.

a yellow combine covered in dusty pasty gunk

Crops, Features

Powdery mildew in 2023: a severe nuisance

At harvest, spore buildup can coat equipment, reducing visibility and creating a potential fire hazard

By Jim Timlick January 8, 2024

Ask any farmer on the Canadian Prairies which disease poses the greatest risk to their canola crops and you will likely get a list of the usual suspects that includes blackleg, sclerotinia, clubroot or verticillium stripe. One disease not likely to make that list is powdery mildew. Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that penetrates […] Read more

Danielle Bérard conducts a drone demonstration at EMILI’S Innovation Farms.

Crops, Features

Testing high-tech at farm scale

How Innovation Farms reduces digital ag risks for farmers

By Mark Halsall January 8, 2024

High-tech innovations aimed at improving farming are being developed all the time — and while there are always some producers keen to try out new tech, that’s certainly not the case for everyone. Many farmers will prefer to wait and see — which is where places like Innovation Farms come in. Enterprise Machine Intelligence and […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, grains looking bearish to start 2024

Corn consistently below moving averages a bearish sign says analyst

By GFM Network News January 3, 2024

Soybean, corn and wheat futures all came under pressure to start 2024, with the path of least resistance pointing lower still despite the potential for some end-user bargain hunting.

Crops, Markets

Most lentil prices at year highs as 2023 closes

Little movement among Western lentils as New Year dawns

By GFM Network News January 2, 2024

With the New Year, there was scarce price movement among the lentils in Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. A number of lentil varieties saw the upper end of their price range hit highs as 2023 drew to a close.

A chickpea and flax intercrop mix on Colin Rosengren’s farm at Midale, Sask.

Columns, Crops

Cover crops: enough already

The benefits are often 'blown up' while the challenges are understated

By Les Henry January 2, 2024

Cover crops is a topic with a lot of ink spilled in many farm publications in recent years. Some scribblers seem to imply that a farmer is a laggard and an environmental hazard if she/he is not using cover crops on a regular basis. Cover crops actually include a wide variety of cropping sequences, and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA November soy crush estimated at 199.7 million bushels

The U.S. crush topped 200 million bushels in October for the first time ever

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News December 29, 2023

The U.S. soybean crush likely eased slightly to 5.991 million short tons in November, or 199.7 million bushels, while soyoil stocks rose, according to analysts surveyed by Reuters ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

Liberia-flagged bulker K Sukret, carrying grain under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, waits for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul on May 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Mehmet Emin Caliskan)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU wheat prices set for annual fall as Black Sea trade withstands war

War in Ukraine propelled grain prices to record highs in 2022, but prices subsided this year

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 29, 2023

Euronext wheat edged up on Friday but was set for a sharp decline over the year after stiff export competition from the Black Sea region eased worries about war disruption to the grain trade.

CBOT wheat futures ZWH24 on Dec. 28 with moving averages for 20, 50 and 100 days. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds with Black Sea risks, short covering by funds

Corn, soybeans fell as traders assessed a rainy forecast in South America

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 28, 2023

Chicago wheat futures climbed on Thursday after a vessel hit a mine in the Black Sea, an incident that underscores the continuing security risks along the key global grain trade shipping route.

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024

USDA Brazil attaché cuts soybean projections for 2023/24

Powdery mildew in 2023: a severe nuisance

Testing high-tech at farm scale

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, grains looking bearish to start 2024

Most lentil prices at year highs as 2023 closes

Cover crops: enough already

USDA November soy crush estimated at 199.7 million bushels

EU wheat prices set for annual fall as Black Sea trade withstands war

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds with Black Sea risks, short covering by funds

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