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CBOT December 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Harvest pace drags on corn, soybeans

By GFM Network News October 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended flat on Wednesday as optimism that China would significantly increase U.S. export purchases after offering to waive tariffs was overshadowed by a lack of confirmed buying and an accelerating U.S. harvest. Corn was also flat on harvest pressure and limited demand, while wheat firmed in a modest […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

By GFM Network News October 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on hopes of fresh export sales to China after Beijing gave major crushers waivers to import U.S. soybeans without retaliatory tariffs. Futures, however, drifted from early highs as new export deals failed to materialize and as farmers took advantage of the price spike to sell […] Read more

Standing corn west of Giroux, Man. on Oct. 21, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Corn, Crops, Forages

Manitoba beef sector faces tight feed situation

By GFM Network News October 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early snowstorm may have been the last straw for Manitoba livestock producers looking to put up feed ahead of winter. While the foot or more of heavy snow that blanketed much of the province over the Thanksgiving weekend has melted, saturated fields continue to limit corn silage harvests and hay cutting. “Feed […] Read more

I’m sure this rainbow is signifying that there’s a bright side to all of this rainy harvest weather. But I’m not quite sure what that is yet.

Editor's column, Weather, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: The never-ending harvest of 2019

By Leeann Minogue October 21, 2019

When we put together the last issue of Grainews, I assumed our harvest (and everyone else’s) would be finished by the time we got to our October issue. That is not how things have turned out. Like many farmers across the Prairies, we’ve had weather challenges this season. It rains, we wait for the fields […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in profit-taking setback

By GFM Network News October 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Monday on profit taking after three sessions of gains, on concerns about weather-reduced Southern Hemisphere crops that had lifted the market to multi-month highs. Soybeans were mixed amid worries about reduced yields and late harvesting, while corn drifted lower on dull demand. Both markets remained in […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba’s sunflower crop under threat from weather

By GFM Network News October 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s sunflower crop has been compromised by the snow that fell over Thanksgiving weekend, but it’s not yet clear what percentage of the crop will be impacted. Before the snow fell, windy and rainy weather took a toll on the sunflower crop. The soil was oversaturated to the point that sunflower roots couldn’t […] Read more

Wet field conditions have made this year's harvest exceedingly difficult for producers.

Crops, News, Weather

Weather window allows Sask. farmers to resume harvest

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 14

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 17, 2019

Relatively warm and dry weather allowed for some producers to return to the field last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Sixty-nine per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 55 per cent last week but remaining well behind the five-year (2014-2018) average of 88 per cent for this […] Read more

If you will no longer be farming full time you’ll have to make some decisions on how you will spend your time.

Farm Life, FarmLife

Froese: After this harvest what are you getting ready for?

What do you really want to do? How will you spend your time?

By Elaine Froese October 17, 2019

A weather-worn farmer has recently transferred a major part of the farm business to his millennial successor. He asks his spouse, “What are we going to do for the next 20 years?” She reflects with a hint of surprise in her voice, “What do you really want?” The Wall Street Journal published how retirees are […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

By GFM Network News October 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early snow storm hit key edible bean growing regions of Manitoba and the northern U.S. hard, with a large portion of the crop in the region now facing an uncertain future. “It is unprecedented what’s happened at this point,” said Tim Courneya, executive vice-president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, which represents […] Read more

ICE November 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound

By GFM Network News October 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — One canola trader wouldn’t go so far as to calling the canola market lifeless, but it has remained rangebound for most of the week. That’s mainly due to pressure from harvest activity, which has carried on at an impressive pace on the Canadian Prairies despite being mired with difficult weather conditions. “I’ve talked […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures higher on year-end positioning

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall, shrugging off China purchases

Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

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