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A farmer plants corn near Ashland, Ill., northwest of Springfield, on April 14, 2016. (Photo: DMathies/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

By GFM Network News May 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose Tuesday on bargain hunting following Monday’s sharp declines, and worries about wet forecasts slowing planting in portions of the northern Midwest, analysts said. U.S. wheat futures finished mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures rising while K.C. hard red winter wheat […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn market attention shifts north

By GFM Network News March 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower over the past week, but stabilized at those lows as attention shifts from weather concerns in Argentina to planting intentions in North America. Rains in Argentina over the past weekend helped ease dryness concerns there somewhat and caused soybeans and […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies (in degrees Celsius) over the equatorial Pacific for the week centred on Feb. 21. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 27, 2018

Growers in parts of Ontario may get an early start on planting this spring, while Prairie fields may see lingering snow and later-than-average last frosts. WeatherFarm’s spring forecast, powered by U.S.-based DTN Progressive Farmer, projects a cold start to the spring as likely for the western half of Canada, reversing the milder conditions shown over […] Read more

Emergence in an Ontario soybean field. (File photo by John Greig)

Corn, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Soybeans, Weather

Greig: Late spring planting means more soybeans in Ontario

By GFM Network News May 26, 2017

Ontario farmers are stopped across most of the province as consistently wet weather holds up planting and pushes farmers to plant more soybeans instead of corn. Significantly higher than normal rain in southern Ontario and record rainfall between Toronto and Ottawa mean that near the end of May, corn planting isn’t complete and there remains […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Heavy rain forecast for the soggiest parts of the Prairies this week is likely to further delay seeding in the world’s biggest canola-exporting country, meteorologists say. The rain, forecast to hit Alberta and Saskatchewan on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, would be the latest blow to farmers who could not harvest all […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Production outlook keeps canary seed under pressure

By GFM Network News May 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Excess soil moisture is holding up planting of canary seed in Saskatchewan, though according to one market watcher, the overall production outlook for 2017 is good, leaving prices struggling to rise. “Prices are soft,” said Kevin Hursh, executive director of the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan. Prices remain locked in the 19- […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on technical selling

By GFM Network News May 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 1-1/2-week low on Thursday, pressured by follow-through weakness after Wednesday’s poor technical close and some farmer selling, analysts said. Corn futures sagged as forecasts called for improving weather in the U.S. Midwest, where wet conditions have stalled planting in some areas. Wheat futures were modestly higher. […] Read more

Crops

Sunflowers down, but not out in Western Canada

By GFM Network News May 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian sunflower plantings will be down in 2017, but perhaps not by as much as the official government estimate. Statistics Canada forecast the country’s sunflower area at only 50,000 acres in its planting intentions report. That would be down from 70,000 the previous year and the second-lowest acreage base of the past […] 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, Weather

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

By GFM Network News May 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Western Canada will likely see some favourable seeding conditions in the short term, one meteorologist says, though wet pockets in some areas need longer to dry out. “We are getting off to a little bit of a shaky start in some spots, but it looks like the weather pattern is going to […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. weather supports corn, weighs on soy

By GFM Network News April 26, 2017

CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade came under pressure over the past week, but are expected to see divergent moves in the near future as poor planting weather in the U.S. Midwest may see acreage shift out of corn and into soybeans. News that U.S. President Donald Trump […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn market attention shifts north

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Greig: Late spring planting means more soybeans in Ontario

Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

Production outlook keeps canary seed under pressure

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on technical selling

Sunflowers down, but not out in Western Canada

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. weather supports corn, weighs on soy

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