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CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures weaken as harvests progress

CBOT wheat rises on bargain buying

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News October 23, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished lower on Monday as advancing U.S. harvests uncovered strong yields and increased farmers’ sales of their crops, analysts said. Pressure from harvests also hung over corn futures. U.S. farmers have finished harvesting 76 per cent of the country’s soybeans and 59 per cent of […] Read more

During a pasture ride in early September, it was learned that four of six purebred Herefords had already calved out.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Did late August cloudburst bring more than rain?

Eppich News: Harvest is winding down but still plenty of fall projects ahead

By Heather Eppich October 20, 2023

In late August we were able to combine the last of our organic wheat — it was very slow going. With a little more rain it would have been a nice crop. The evening of August 31 we got a crazy rainstorm. John and Gregory were swathing in two different fields when Gregory called me […] Read more

Gregory snaps a photo of some of the spring calves on pasture.

Cattleman’s Corner

Eppich: Harvest begins with hot, dry weather

More ditch hay hauled home, pastures could use some rain

By Heather Eppich October 7, 2023

The beginning of August found us still making bales in the ditches and a few sloughs. Gregory and John were also working summerfallow and trying to get ready for harvest. During the week of Aug. 14 to 18, Saint James Parish in Wilkie held its yearling Vacation Bible School. Joseph and James were able to […] Read more

ICE November 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking for a spark

Recent declines in crude oil, diesel seen as bearish

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News October 5, 2023

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market hit its lowest levels in three months on the last trading day of September but has since uncovered some support in the first days of October. Canola “has found a level where it’s stabilized, but there’s not a lot of life right now,” said Ken Ball of PI […] Read more

File photo of black beans. (Nhattienphoto/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: ‘Average’ dry bean crop in Manitoba

Won't be close to last year's 'pretty phenomenal' crop

By GFM Network News October 4, 2023

MarketsFarm — As Manitoba’s pulse harvest neared completion, a provincial pulse specialist says it will vary as to whether dry bean growers are satisfied with the result. Dennis Lange said that 96 per cent of Manitoba’s dry bean crop has already come off the field. In the central region, 97 per cent of its dry […] Read more

File photo of barley being loaded off the combine. (Collab Media/iStock/Getty Images)

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids near bottom post-harvest

Feed corn values narrowing against barley

By GFM Network News September 29, 2023

MarketsFarm — After a better-than-expected harvest across the Canadian Prairies, feed grain prices on the region either have bottomed out or soon will, according to Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon. “They’ve dropped significantly in the past three to four weeks as harvest pressure kicked off,” he said, citing feed barley going into feedlot […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola ‘due for a bounce’

Weather co-operating, mostly, for Prairie harvesting

By GFM Network News September 28, 2023

MarketsFarm — A month-long decline of ICE Futures canola prices, which saw the oilseed lose $110 per tonne, came to an end and was followed by a bounce-back. While the price of the November canola contract still declined by $10/tonne to $726.10 during the week ended Wednesday, it hit its lowest price since the end […] Read more

File photo of a Wyoming corn crop. (RiverNorthPhotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn trade watch harvest weather

USDA to publish quarterly stocks data Friday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News September 27, 2023

MarketsFarm — Harvest operations for soybeans and corn are in their early stages, with seasonal selling pressure likely to limit any upside potential in the futures markets over the next few weeks. However, both commodities have found nearby support on the other side keeping values rangebound overall. The U.S. soybean harvest was 12 per cent […] Read more

Barley. (Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure, looming corn imports weigh on barley bids

Some yields turn out 'better than expected'

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News September 21, 2023

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure and expectations for large corn deliveries from the United States should limit any upside potential in feed barley bids in Western Canada for the foreseeable future despite this year’s smaller crop. “We’re getting some better-than-expected yields (in central Alberta), so there is some harvest pressure with guys needing to move […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to one-month low on export woes

CBOT corn, wheat end down

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News September 21, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. benchmark soybean futures fell below US$13 a bushel on Thursday for the first time in a month while corn and wheat futures held near multi-year lows on downbeat weekly export sales, an expanding U.S. harvest and economic worries, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled down 26-1/4 cents […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News