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CBOT November 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally as China keeps buying

Data awaited from USDA

By GFM Network News September 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Wednesday to their highest in more than two years and recorded a 12th straight daily advance on continued export demand from China, coupled with worries about crop-killing frost in parts of the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures ended narrowly mixed while corn futures drifted lower in […] Read more

Emergence was patchy overall and there were large areas where no canola was growing at all.

Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Emergence issues in canola

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the June 2, 2020 issue of Grainews

By Jaime Barton June 2, 2020

Joe, who grows canola, wheat, barley and lentils on his farm near Delisle, Sask., called me in early May about an alarming problem that, in just a few days, had turned a promising-looking canola field into an eyesore. Joe had finished seeding his crops and was checking his fields for emergence when he spotted the […] Read more

CBOT July 2020 soybeans with Bollimger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

Wheat pressured by improved Northern Hemisphere weather

By GFM Network News May 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday, as continued weak demand due to the coronavirus epidemic and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions offset support from a flurry of commodity purchases by top importer China. Corn also slipped, following a pullback in crude oil, while wheat eased as beneficial rain for Northern Hemisphere […] Read more

File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Last weekend’s dump of snow coupled with cold temperatures brought the Alberta harvest to a complete halt, according to the province’s latest crop report. For the week ended Oct. 1, the province-wide harvest managed to improve to 33.7 per cent from 28.1 per cent the previous week. This year’s pace was slightly above […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans retreat off highs

By GFM Network News October 2, 2019

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have backed off of highs hit earlier in the week. That’s due mainly to harvest activity putting pressure on prices, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Illinois. Corn crops across the U.S. are currently only 11 per cent harvested, […] Read more

ICE January 2020 canola with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Uncertainty, lack of farmer selling lift canola bids

By GFM Network News September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Over the last week or so canola prices have been largely supported by two factors, according to Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary. “To some degree it’s still crop uncertainty and growers aren’t selling.” Cash bids have varied widely, he said, while spot premiums have shot up a bit. “That indicates […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy steady, watching harvest

By GFM Network News September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures moved off of nearby lows and generally trended higher following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply/demand data released Thursday. However, attention has shifted to the looming harvest, with rangebound activity expected barring a fresh outside influence. “For this market to really move up, it will […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Frost strikes in numerous spots in Manitoba

By GFM Network News September 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Numerous areas throughout the growing areas of Manitoba experienced frost, according to the province’s crop report for the week ended Monday. The coldest locations were Sprague in the eastern region, Narcisse in the Interlake and Lake Audy in the southwest, which experienced temperatures of -2 C on Sept. 8. Many other areas saw […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy set one-week highs on weather concerns

By GFM Network News August 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Thursday as traders worried about the risk of frost damage to this year’s late planted U.S. crops, analysts said. Traders were also covering short positions after recent declines and ahead of the three-day Labour Day weekend. They remain nervous about the potential […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise from multi-month lows

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures pushed higher on Wednesday because of uncertainty about the size of the autumn harvests and concerns that prices had dropped too low. The gains came after the most actively traded corn contract earlier in the session dropped to its lowest price in more than three months […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

GFM Network News