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Grain is loaded onto ships for export at a port on the Parana River near Rosario, Argentina on Jan. 31, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Marcos Brindicci)

Argentina trucker strike talks fail, threatening grain exports

By GFM Network News April 14, 2022

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine grain-truck drivers, industry groups and government officials failed to make a breakthrough in talks on Wednesday to end a strike, raising a threat to corn and soy exports during the key harvest season. Truckers who haul grains have been on strike since Monday, which has brought to a near […] Read more

File photo of a cornfield in Argentina. (Reisegraf/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Argentine grain truckers strike, threatening exports amid harvest

By GFM Network News April 12, 2022

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Truckers in Argentina began an open-ended strike on Monday to demand higher rates for transporting grain and livestock, an action that could hit grain exports during a key part of the harvest. Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of soy derivatives and second-largest corn exporter, recently started harvesting both grains, which […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Soybeans to gain, corn to lose U.S. acres, USDA report predicts

By GFM Network News March 31, 2022

MarketsFarm — More soybean acres are projected to be seeded in the United States this year, while fewer corn acres will be planted according to a report that has surprised analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its survey-based Prospective Plantings report on Thursday and the projected acreage numbers for two of the country’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

High N prices may favour pulse acres

By GFM Network News March 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — As March 1 marked the start of meteorological spring, it feels like anything but that in southern Manitoba. One of the snowiest and coldest winters in years has been a mixed blessing for pulse growers, providing much-needed moisture for fields while also raising flood fears in some areas. Dennis Lange, a pulse specialist […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

With fertilizer costs high and seed scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy

'These prices are just crazy'

By Julie Ingwersen, Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News February 23, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20 per cent of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle she raises with her husband. But this year she is looking to find another crop for those 500 acres near Wilton as she has been […] Read more

One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped

By GFM Network News February 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Downward revisions to soybean numbers stand out the most in February’s grain market report from the International Grains Council (IGC). Otherwise, the monthly estimates have minor alterations. The IGC cut its forecast on 2021-22 global soybean production by four per cent from its January report, bringing its projection to 353.1 million tonnes. The […] Read more

ICE March 2022 canola (candlesticks, right column) with November 2022 canola (yellow line, left column). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola market consolidating

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday before uncovering some support, as the commodity remained stuck in a range after trending higher for most of the past year. “Canola is caught in a rangebound, consolidation phase,” said MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville. The relative stability in canola, he said, […] Read more

Is there an overall recommended seeding date for soybeans in Manitoba?

Crops, Features, Soybeans

Latest recommendations on soybean management in Manitoba

Optimum seeding depths and seeding windows, fungicide efficacy and whether to intercrop or relay crop — or not

By Jeff Melchior February 14, 2022

If you plant soybeans in Manitoba, you may have wondered about seeding in late spring, ideal seeding depth, fungicide efficacy and other facets of soybean production in recent years. Kristen MacMillan, a research agronomist for the University of Manitoba’s department of plant science, has the answers to several important soybean production questions, on which soybean […] Read more

A drought-hit cornfield at Nao-Me-Toque in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Jan. 9, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Diego Vara)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: More adjustments expected after lacklustre USDA report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Updated supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday included only minor revisions, with the lacklustre report doing little to move the market. While South American production numbers were revised lower, further downward revisions are likely in subsequent reports, according to a market analyst. “We were a little surprised the USDA […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

By GFM Network News February 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of principal field crops clearly demonstrated how much of an effect last summer’s historic drought in Western Canada had on pulse crops. According to the report released Tuesday, last December’s total domestic stocks for dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans all declined from the year earlier. Those […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

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