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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feed grains firm

By GFM Network News December 21, 2018

CNS Canada — The seasonality of the feed grain sector is contributing to a firmer tone in Alberta barley and feed wheat bids heading into the New Year. “We’ve seen bids in our office on feed barley jump up a decent amount,” said Nelson Neumann, a trader with Edmonton-area grain brokerage Agfinity. He linked the […] Read more

Corn has been discounted across much of Ontario because of high levels of DON. There are challenges in marketing especially high infection level corn. (John Greig photo)

Corn, Crops, Weather

How Ontario’s new DON testing cost-share program works

By GFM Network News December 14, 2018

With vomitoxin (DON) levels so prevalent in this year’s corn crop, the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) says a new DON testing cost-sharing initiative will help producers strategically market their grain. Why it matters: OSCIA says cost-sharing will help farmers know how severe their deoxynivalenol (DON) issues are, and how to market their […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market flat as holidays near

By GFM Network News December 6, 2018

CNS Canada — The flat western Canadian feed grain market will continue for the forseeable future, but there could be slight changes around the holidays and into the New Year. “The market has been relatively flat for several weeks now and my guess is it will continue to be that way into the New Year. […] Read more

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

By GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers are taking from that,” said […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

By GFM Network News November 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices have fluctuated very little over the past few weeks according to one Alberta-based commodities trader. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said corn has been getting $245-$250 per tonne. There is plenty of corn available in the U.S. and its price is often the cap on […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Finishers

Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots

By GFM Network News November 8, 2018

CNS Canada – Cattle in “feedlot alley” in Lethbridge, Alta., won’t be seeing corn leave their diets any time soon, according to one feed grain buyer. “The marketplace booked up a fair bit of corn in advance of it, so through September, December and even out into March. So that’s all been done, that corn […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Toxin in U.S. corn harvest poses latest headache for farmers

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – North American farmers are finding increased levels of a plant toxin known as vomitoxin in this year’s corn harvest, adding insult to injury for growers already suffering as the U.S.-China trade war hurts soybean exports and crop prices. Vomitoxin sickens livestock and can also make humans and pets fall ill, and […] Read more

Crops

USDA sees more U.S. corn, fewer soybean acres over next decade

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News November 2, 2018

CNS Canada – Farmers in the United States are expected to increase their corn seedings over the next decade while reducing soybean area, according to early baseline projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Nov. 2. The complete USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028 report will be released in February. The projections are based on […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel hovering near the lowest in a decade, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced the decision last week ahead of a campaign […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

World crop briefs: Russia makes wheat pitch to Algeria

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 2, 2018

CNS Canada — Russia is attempting to crack Algerian wheat markets open, according to reports from Bloomberg news agency. Russia recently hosted a tour of Algerian officials and plans to send a trial shipment of wheat to Algeria soon, the agricultural agency Rosselkhoznadzor told Bloomberg. Russian wheat exports to Algeria have previously been limited because […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

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