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CBOT weekly outlook: Traders watching weather

By GFM Network News August 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — Corn contracts have tested contract lows on the Chicago Board of Trade, and markets are in need of a bounce. “If contract lows get taken out, you’re talking almost another 10 cents to the downside,” said Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Illinois. “It’s going to be very important for us […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. harvest well short of five-year average, strong winds, dryness damage crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 19

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 22, 2019

Producers in the province now have two per cent of the 2019 crop combined, up from less than one per cent last week, but behind the five-year (2014-2018) average of nine per cent. Five per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to straight-cut, which is behind the five-year (2014-2018) average of 12 […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. harvest in early stages, rainfall delays progress in south

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 12

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 15, 2019

Despite rain delays in some areas, producers now have over one per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, and less than one per cent of the 2019 crop combined according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Crop Report. The five-year (2014-2018) average is four per cent combined and five per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Seventeen per […] Read more

After a dry start to spring, Joseph figured rain that made mud was a good thing.

Cattleman’s Corner, Crops

It finally rains — three weeks after seeding

Eppich News: Some great days and sad days were all part of June

By Heather Eppich August 13, 2019

We finished seeding our crop May 28th and the next day Gregory was out seeding oats in the sloughs for feed. It has been so dry that we will need everything we can get. Hopefully, we won’t have to cut too much of the crop for feed. While Gregory was still seeding, John was starting […] Read more

A pea crop soaks up the sun near Ethelton, Sask., on July 30.

Crops, News, Weather

Harvest begins in Saskatchewan, crop development two weeks behind for some

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 5

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 8, 2019

Harvest operations have already begun in some parts of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. As crops continue to mature in the next few weeks, most producers will begin to harvest. Some crops are one-to-two weeks behind in development and this may be of concern depending on weather during harvest. Scattered rainfall […] Read more

Crops, Hay

Crop reports stoke hay shortage concerns

By GFM Network News August 2, 2019

MarketsFarm – Rainfall varied across the Prairie provinces during week ended August 2, as concerns of a hay shortage continue. Approximately 39 per cent of the hay crop in Saskatchewan is now baled or stored. While hay quality is 55 per cent good-to-excellent, yields have been well below normal across the province. According to the […] Read more

Canola is flowering in most areas of Manitoba. Photo: Greg Berg

Crops, Weather

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 24, 2019

MarketsFarm – Dry areas of Manitoba received much needed rain during the week ended July 22, with the majority of the province’s agricultural land now reporting optimal soil moisture conditions, according to the latest weekly report from Manitoba Agriculture. Warm and humid conditions helped with crop development in most areas of the province during the […] Read more

Reuters, Weather

Indonesia plans cloud seeding effort to avoid crop failure

By GFM Network News July 22, 2019

Jakarta | Reuters – Indonesia is preparing to carry out cloud seeding in an effort to trigger rainfall to prevent harvest failure and forest fire, the disaster mitigation agency’s spokesman said on Monday. The agency’s data shows that on July 22 about 20,269 hectares of agricultural land were at risk of harvest failure because of […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Majority of Sask. crops measure ‘poor-to-good condition’

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 15

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 19, 2019

Crops continue to develop across the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Sixty-three per cent of the fall and spring cereals, 53 per cent of the oilseeds, and 73 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Crop conditions vary throughout the province, […] Read more

Crops

Two-thirds of Saskatchewan crops at normal pace of growth

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Although a significant portion of Saskatchewan crops is behind in development at this point in the summer, a good majority of crops are on a normal pace. In the provincial agriculture ministry’s crop report for the period of July 9-15, fall and spring cereals rated 63 per cent normal, while 28 and 35 […] Read more

Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns

GFM Network News

Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns

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CBOT weekly outlook: Traders watching weather

Sask. harvest well short of five-year average, strong winds, dryness damage crops

Sask. harvest in early stages, rainfall delays progress in south

It finally rains — three weeks after seeding

Harvest begins in Saskatchewan, crop development two weeks behind for some

Crop reports stoke hay shortage concerns

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

Indonesia plans cloud seeding effort to avoid crop failure

Majority of Sask. crops measure ‘poor-to-good condition’

Two-thirds of Saskatchewan crops at normal pace of growth

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