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Russian service members take part in tactical exercises of an assault engineering unit at a training ground in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in southwestern Russia’s Rostov region on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Sergey Pivovarov)

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

By GFM Network News January 20, 2022

MarketsFarm — Soybean, corn and wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were all showing some strength Wednesday, recovering from losses posted over the previous week. South American weather concerns and broader geopolitical tensions countered any bearish influence from the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. South America recently received much-needed […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. March 2022 wheat (yellow line) and MGEX March 2022 wheat (black line, left column). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December

Soybeans jump 2.2 per cent

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News January 19, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 3.6 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday, with traders focused on dry and cold weather in key growing areas of the Midwest and southern Plains. Weather concerns also boosted soybeans and corn as investors shrugged off recent rains in South America. […] Read more

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Slow demand pulls down pea prices

By GFM Network News January 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Slow demand has been behind the declines in green and yellow peas, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Mercais Commodities in Toronto. Over the last week, prices for western Canadian green peas have lost 30 cents per bushel at $14.50-$16.20 per bushel delivered, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those for yellow peas have dropped […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

Corn firm, soy weak

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News January 18, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped 3.2 per cent on Tuesday, supported by concerns about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as cold weather that could threaten the crop in dry parts of the United States. “If there is a problem between Russia and Ukraine, it could be […] Read more

CDC Sunburst is a new Mayocoba yellow bean variety developed by the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.

Crops, Pulses

Two new pulse varieties for 2022

Red lentil and yellow bean varieties on offer

By Mark Halsall January 18, 2022

Western Canadian farmers have two more pulses to choose from this year, courtesy of the Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan. The brand new varieties, a red lentil and a yellow bean, are available through Rudy Agro, SeedNet and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. CDC Sunburst is a new variety of yellow bean, which […] Read more

With dry conditions in southwest Manitoba in 2021, Bill Nicholson harvested a crop that was about a half to two-thirds of a normal yield. He’s expecting it to be another dry growing season in 2022.

Crops, Features

Growers tailor their farm plans for 2022

Farmer Panel: Most are gearing up for dry growing conditions with average yields

By Lee Hart January 18, 2022

After a dry 2021 growing season in most, but not all, parts of Western Canada, farmer panel members for our Jan. 18, 2022, issue of Grainews say they aren’t planning any crazy moves for the coming growing season. However, they will be making some adjustments in fertilizer application rates and crop rotations for 2022, while […] Read more

Federated Co-operatives in November 2021 secured an option on this land north of its Co-op Refinery Complex at Regina. (FCL.crs)

Canola, Crops, Machinery

Co-op, AGT plan to crush canola at Regina

Crusher would feed FCL's planned renewable diesel plant

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 18, 2022

Federated Co-operatives’ plans for a renewable diesel processing plant at Regina now also include processing the canola oil needed to supply that plant. Federated Co-op (FCL) on Monday announced a memo of understanding has been signed with Regina grain and pulse crop processor AGT Foods on a joint venture that will “look to construct” a […] Read more

Keefer Terminal (foreground) at the Port of Thunder Bay. (PortOfThunderBay.ca)

Crops

Thunder Bay shipping season wraps up

By GFM Network News January 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — The last vessel of the shipping season will depart the Port of Thunder Bay on Friday. Grain handling volumes were down on the year, but increases in other categories helped limit the overall reduction in movement through the northern Lake Superior port. The 2021 navigation season will come to a close with the […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 oats (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, brown and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oat prices, acres to rise in 2022, analyst says

By GFM Network News January 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — An independent crop market analyst told Saskatchewan oat growers he is bullish for the crop in 2022. Brennan Turner, founder and former CEO of online crop marketing platforms FarmLead and Combyne Ag, delivered a presentation at the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission’s (SaskOats) annual general meeting in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Turner, a Foam Lake […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy eases on outlook for rain on South American crops

Corn inches higher; CBOT wheat touches one-week low

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 15, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slumped on Friday to their lowest price in more than a week under continued pressure from forecasts for rain in dry South American growing areas, analysts said. Soybean futures have retreated about three per cent since reaching July highs a week ago on concerns about […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along