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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears 9-year high, buoyed by strong demand

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 1, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose to their highest prices in almost nine years on Monday amid a flurry of deals in the global export market. Spillover strength from the rally helped lift CBOT corn futures against the backdrop of tightening world wheat supplies, traders said. Saudi Arabia’s main state […] Read more

Some of the NextGen Drainage Solutions equipment installing drainage pipe. Owen Orsak says after installing tile drainage on a 260-acre field, he can now seed and harvest 260 acres.

Crops, Features

A dry year is a good time to talk drainage

Tile drainage systems need to be properly planned, but farmers say they are well worth the effort

By Lee Hart November 1, 2021

Western Canadian farmers like their tile drainage projects. They are not particularly cheap improvements. Costs vary widely depending on size and complexity of the project but, on average, figure on about $1,000 per acre to get pipe in the ground. But the benefits, according to this October’s farmer panel members, are many: A tile drainage […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on harvest setbacks; wheat mixed

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 29, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Friday, hitting a 2-1/2-month peak as harvest slowdowns across the Midwest left end users scrambling for supplies, traders said. “We are still trying to get high enough to entice some producer movement that is a little bit bigger,” said […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs, pull corn higher; soy weak

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 28, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied on Thursday to multi-year highs, with gains fueled by concerns about tight global supplies and strong export demand. Winter wheat futures were supported by concerns about the crop conditions and rainy weather in the eastern U.S. Midwest that may have prevented farmers from seeding as much acreage […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Almost out of space for corn

By GFM Network News October 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – At this point of the fall, there’s not much room still to be had for feed corn, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. In the meantime, prices for feed barley and wheat continued to push higher. “The in-bound corn is picking up and we are starting to see new […] Read more

Crops

Flatbread firm FGF buys Weston Foods bakery business

Weston selling to focus on retail, real estate

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 28, 2021

The parent company for Canadian grocery and retail giant Loblaw is taking a major step out of the baked goods business. George Weston Ltd. announced Oct. 26 it would sell its Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery businesses to an arm of Toronto-based bakery firm FGF Brands for $1.2 billion. The company expects to close […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally; pull soybean, wheat prices higher

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 27, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures on Wednesday rallied 2.5 percent to their highest level in more than two months, supported by signs of robust ethanol production that bolstered demand for the yellow grain, traders said. The strength in corn spilled over into the soybean and wheat markets. “You had humongous ethanol numbers,” said […] Read more

Colten Bamford in a stringer tractor laying tile during a project on a farm near Pilot Mound, Man., in September 2020.

Crops, Features

The value and benefits of tile drainage

Here’s how this practice can make your farm more profitable

By Mark Halsall October 27, 2021

Installing drainage tile on farmland comes with a hefty price tag, costing anywhere from $900 an acre up to $1,400 an acre or more by some estimates. Like for any large capital expense, producers need to weigh the decision carefully before moving ahead with this kind of project. Ultimately it comes down to dollars and […] Read more

Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Possible seed shortage for lentils

By GFM Network News October 27, 2021

With lentil yields varying across the Prairies this year some growers could find themselves short on seed to plant in 2022. “It depends on if you have booked seed already somewhere or you normally clean your own,” said Dale McManus, trader with Johnston’s Grain in Welwyn, Sask. “A lot of lentils haven’t brought to the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 26, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Tuesday after heavy rains across broad swaths of the U.S. Midwest stalled harvest, traders said. The harvest slowdowns also supported the soybean market. “Even if we get a break in the rains for one to two days, that […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures spike, hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil

Russia’s top agriculture official blames low global grain prices for export slowdown

Crops

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears 9-year high, buoyed by strong demand

A dry year is a good time to talk drainage

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on harvest setbacks; wheat mixed

U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs, pull corn higher; soy weak

Feed weekly outlook: Almost out of space for corn

Flatbread firm FGF buys Weston Foods bakery business

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally; pull soybean, wheat prices higher

The value and benefits of tile drainage

Pulse weekly outlook: Possible seed shortage for lentils

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

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