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MGEX July 2019 spring wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn extends rally, wheat touches six-week high

By GFM Network News May 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures extended their rally on Friday, jumping to a four-month high, as forecasts of heavy rain sweeping a wide path across the U.S. Midwest next week fuelled concerns about worsening planting delays. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn prices rose for the fifth session, trading through its 100-day moving […] Read more

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Currency, swine fever weigh on prices

By GFM Network News April 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — A strong U.S. dollar and China’s prolonged battle with African swine fever have turned Chicago Board of Trade markets largely bearish. “We’re seeing a slew of positive [economic] news out of the U.S., and a rallying dollar that has been strong for four out of five sessions,” said Terry Reilly, a grains analyst […] Read more

Statistics Canada’s March preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, including 2019 acreage forecast released April 24, 2019. (Statcan.gc.ca)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News April 24, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to plant seven per cent fewer acres of canola this spring compared with a year earlier, even less than expected by analysts and traders, as a dispute with China hampers demand, a government report showed on Wednesday. China and Canada are locked in a diplomatic and trade dispute […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures

By GFM Network News April 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed for the third time in four sessions on Thursday, supported by a better-than-expected export report and hopes for a trade deal with China, traders said. Corn futures also closed in positive territory, with more rain in the U.S. Midwest sparking fresh concerns about planting delays in key […] Read more

MGEX May 2019 spring wheat (in candlesticks) compared to CBOT May 2019 soft red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Spring wheat falls sharply as flood concerns ease

By GFM Network News April 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. spring wheat futures fell 1.3 per cent to their lowest in nearly nine months on Wednesday as the latest weather forecasts eased fears about flooding in the northern U.S. Plains forcing farmers to cut back on their acreage plans for the crop. Soft red winter wheat futures were 1.6 per […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

By GFM Network News March 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled more than four per cent on Friday in the market’s steepest drop in nearly three years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated U.S. stocks and projected spring plantings above nearly all trade estimates. Soybeans and wheat followed corn lower despite USDA’s lower-than-expected soy and spring […] Read more

File photo of a flooded North Dakota highway. (DLerick/E+/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Heavy North Dakota snows threaten wheat seeding

By GFM Network News March 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A blanket of heavy, wet snow covering most of North Dakota, the top U.S. wheat state, threatens to delay planting of spring wheat in another blow to a U.S. farm belt already facing billions of dollars in damage from flooding. Farmers from Missouri to South Dakota have seen their corn and […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat, with MGEX May 2019 wheat in orange. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge to contract lows

By GFM Network News March 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 2.7 per cent to their lowest since January 2018 on Monday, pressured by plentiful stocks that were providing overseas buyers with multiple options for supplies when looking for export deals. The weakness in wheat weighed on corn, which notched its fourth straight day of declines and hit […] Read more

AAC Crossfield on display at Ag in Motion north of Saskatoon in July 2018. A note that all the crops at the Ag In Motion site suffered hail before the show.

Cereals, Features, Spring Wheat

New breeding program, new spring wheat

A new CPSR, AAC Crossfield, comes out of a new partnership in wheat breeding

By Lisa Guenther November 16, 2018

A breeding program with public, private and producer stakeholders has yielded its first commercial wheat variety. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission pooled their resources and expertise to develop and commercialize new Canadian Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat varieties for the Prairies, says Brent Derkatch, Canterra’s director of operations and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat near limit-up on yield concerns

By GFM Network News July 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday, supported by concerns about crop shortfalls in key production areas around the globe, traders said. The strength in wheat lifted corn futures to their highest in more than three weeks. Corn also received support from concerns about dry conditions limiting harvest yields in parts of […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives spring wheat

U.S. grains: Corn extends rally, wheat touches six-week high

CBOT weekly outlook: Currency, swine fever weigh on prices

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures

U.S. grains: Spring wheat falls sharply as flood concerns ease

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

Heavy North Dakota snows threaten wheat seeding

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge to contract lows

New breeding program, new spring wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat near limit-up on yield concerns

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