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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Western Canadian wheat bids rise

By Adam Peleshaty September 6, 2024

Western Canadian wheat bids were mostly higher during the week ended Sept. 5, following the lead of United States wheat futures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the country’s spring wheat harvest to be 70 per cent complete as of the start of September, matching the five-year average and being two points ahead of last […] Read more

Crops, Features

Strip tillage reducing erosion risk

For this Alberta farmer, the practice is one tool to protect vulnerable crops from the blast of prevailing winds

By Lee Hart September 6, 2024

John Kolk hasn’t ironed out all the wrinkles involved in getting a crop seeded and growing while reducing or eliminating the risk of soil erosion, but the southern Alberta farmer has made “significant progress.” In recent years, a combination of practices that include cover crops and strip tillage have helped to hold the soil in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave

By Heather Schlitz September 5, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over damaging, dry U.S. Midwestern weather […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan farmers making good harvest progress: report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 5, 2024

Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the week ended Sep. 2, according to the latest provincial crop report. An estimated 42 per cent of the 2024 crop was harvested across the province, which was up from 25 per cent the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 34 per cent done. The […] Read more

Cereals, Livestock, Markets

Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets

By Adam Peleshaty September 5, 2024

Feed barley and feed wheat are in no short supply on the Prairies, according to Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He has recently seen light test-weight barley and wheat coming from various places in Western Canada being shipped to feedlots. Beusekom added the feed grains were coming from “almost everywhere […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on weather risks, wheat up on short covering

By Heather Schlitz September 4, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soy futures rose on Wednesday on support from short-covering and weather risks. Corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose on spillover support from soy futures while wheat increased as harvest pressure eased and traders covered short positions. Industry players have been assessing whether overly dry weather in the U.S. […] Read more

Canola, Markets

ICE Weekly: Canola market suddenly in a very bad position

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 4, 2024

China caused a great deal of turmoil in the canola market on Sept. 3, leading prices to tumble on the Intercontinental Exchange. To senior market analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, China dramatically changed canola’s outlook in fell swoop. The Chinese government announced that it was launching an investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada. This […] Read more

A partially harvested wheat field near Selkirk, Man., on Aug. 24, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg

Crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete

By Adam Peleshaty September 4, 2024

Manitoba’s harvest continued to progress, reaching 24 per cent completion as of Sept. 2 despite light to moderate precipitation in most areas, according to the latest provincial crop report. Combining for winter wheat and fall rye was near complete at 97 per cent with a few fields in the northwest and Interlake regions yet to […] Read more

Sethoxydim and chlorothalonil, previously on the annual Keep It Clean product advisory list, have not reappeared there for 2024.

Crops, Features

Higher-risk list drops two ag chemicals

Keep It Clean advisory gauges crop products by export market risk

By Don Norman September 3, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — A 2024 product advisory from Keep it Clean is missing two names previously featured on a list of high-risk crop protection products. Keep it Clean is a joint initiative of the Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada, Pulse Canada and the Prairie Oat Growers Association. The group releases an annual product advisory […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe

By P.J. Huffstutter September 3, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and news that China plans to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian canola, traders said. The ICE canola contract for November delivery RSX4 dropped […] Read more

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Crops

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Western Canadian wheat bids rise

Strip tillage reducing erosion risk

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave

Saskatchewan farmers making good harvest progress: report

Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on weather risks, wheat up on short covering

ICE Weekly: Canola market suddenly in a very bad position

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete

Higher-risk list drops two ag chemicals

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe

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