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CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures hit June highs

USDA cuts domestic harvest estimates

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged to their highest price since June on Monday and closed near their highs after the U.S. government made bigger-than-expected cuts to its domestic harvest estimate. Corn futures also hit their highest price in more than two months following a reduced production outlook from the […] Read more
ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending lower

November down below $800

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MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more weakness as seasonal harvest pressure picks up over the next few weeks. “That $800 level has been a very important price support point,” said David Derwin, commodities investment advisor with PI Financial in Winnipeg, pointing to […] Read more
One preparation for Harvest 2022 could be to get a drop pan system to measure combine losses. An electronic-release pan that connects to the underside of the combine is a simple though higher cost option. Another option is to have someone drop a plastic storage bin under the back of the combine as it drives by.
Canola, Crops

Deliver every canola seed at No. 1 grade

This Canola Council of Canada quiz can help you reach that goal

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Everything done to produce a high-quality canola crop can be undone at harvest and in storage. One Canola Council of Canada (CCC) agronomy priority is to deliver every seed at No. 1 grade. That means giving all seeds time to mature, harvesting with minimal losses and storing canola without spoilage. For maximum yield, canola should […] Read more
CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall 1.5 per cent

CBOT corn, wheat firm

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday as Argentina’s decision to offer farmers a better exchange rate for their crops threatened to raise export competition at a time when U.S. offerings typically dominate the market. “It just makes more product readily available short-term,” said Mark Schultz, chief analyst at […] Read more
combine in the field
Columns, Crops

Observe, monitor and record these factors in your fields this fall

Q & A with an expert

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Q: What factors are important to consider during my fall crop evaluation? A: Farmers are continually observing and assessing the development of their crops throughout the year — and adjusting crop production management to address concerns or opportunities. At harvest time, we must record the outcome of all of those efforts.  When we think of […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices start moving upward

New-crop barley already en route to feedlots

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MarketsFarm — Hot temperatures and a lack of precipitation in recent days are helping Alberta growers make significant progress, according to Lethbridge-based Market Place Commodities’ president Jim Beusekom. “In southern Alberta, (the harvest) is doing just fine,” he said. “We had some rain last week. Some (had) more, some less. Last week limited how much […] Read more
A sunflower crop north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Manitoba’s sunflower crop smaller, better

Global supply, demand outlooks remain uncertain

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MarketsFarm — If Canada’s 2022 sunflower seed harvest is to be the lowest in five years, you wouldn’t know it talking to producers of the crop. In its July satellite image-based principal field crops estimates released Monday, Statistics Canada projected sunflower seed production for the 2022-23 marketing year at 61,996 tonnes, 24.2 per cent lower […] Read more
File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan shows big jump in pea, lentil production

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MarketsFarm –– The Canadian pulse harvest appears to be making a comeback after production struggled with a historic drought in Western Canada last year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its July satellite image-based principal field crop production estimates on Monday, projecting sharp increases in production for most of Canada’s crops, including pulses. Canada’s dry pea harvest […] Read more
File photo of a sunrise over an Alberta barley crop. (MNphotography/iStock/Getty Images)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley harvest begins in Alberta

Prices continue easing

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MarketsFarm — The barley harvest has already started in Alberta and prices continue to ease downward, according to one trader. “Around Lethbridge, they seem to have a good portion done,” said Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “Some areas in the north are starting, as well. The Edmonton area, Red […] Read more

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