GFM Network News

More News →

Crops Crops

Photo: Getty Images
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb as U.S. crop ratings drop

By ,
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures prices rallied on Tuesday as hot, dry conditions threatened both crops. Wheat climbed on concerns over implementation of an agreement to open a corridor for Ukrainian grain exports, following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend. The most-active corn contract Cv1 on the Chicago […] Read more
Saskatchewan Agriculture’s special crops specialist says that lentils are in good condition in that province. Photo: Thinkstock
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops growing well despite threats

By
MarketsFarm – Pulse crops across Saskatchewan are growing well for the most part, but not in every corner of the province, according to the province’s own specialist. Dale Risula, special crops specialist for Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture, said this year’s pulse crops are looking much better than those in last year’s drought, which he called […] Read more
Photo: Thinkstock
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after Russian strike threatens Ukraine export deal

By ,
Chicago | Reuters – Wheat prices rallied on Monday after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend raised doubts about implementation of last week’s agreement to open a corridor for grain exports from Ukraine. Soybean and corn futures followed wheat, supported by forecasts for hot, dry weather across parts […] Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on July 19 attended an event in Winnipeg marking the 50th anniversary of Cereals Canada with that organization’s CEO Dean Dias. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Direct compensation for fertilizer tariffs not on table

Eastern farm groups call for help ahead of fall seeding

By ,
Farmers in Eastern Canada who rely on imports of Russian-made fertilizers aren’t going to see direct compensation for the federal government’s general tariff on those products. A clutch of farmer and ag industry groups on July 15 put forward a new request to Ottawa for compensation to farmers “negatively impacted” by a 35 per cent […] Read more
File photo of Black Sea port facilities at Odesa, Ukraine. (Leskas/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Outraged by strike on Odesa, Ukraine still prepares to resume grain exports

Accord had sought to avert major global food crisis; attack shows Moscow can't be trusted on deal, Zelenskiy says

By
Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from Odesa and other Black Sea ports after a missile attack that cast doubt over whether Russia would honour a deal aimed at easing global food shortages caused by the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the strikes on Odesa as […] Read more
(Thinkstock photo)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed to lower

U.S. wheat futures up on week

By
MarketsFarm — While wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher after hitting low points, bids for Western Canadian wheat were mixed to lower for the week ended Thursday. The Canadian dollar gained ground against a weakening U.S. greenback, moving up by more than one U.S. cent. The loonie spent the week […] Read more
CBOT September 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX September 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. September 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls six per cent on Ukraine grain export deal

CBOT corn sags, soy rallies

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell nearly six per cent on Friday to their lowest level since February after Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, traders said. Corn fell almost two per cent on the news but soybean futures closed higher, rebounding from […] Read more
File photo of a lighthouse at the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk on the Black Sea. (Larysa Shcherbyna/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports

Russia says it 'won't take advantage' of de-mining of ports

By
Istanbul/Kyiv | Reuters — Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased. The accord crowned two months of talks brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, a NATO member that […] Read more

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →