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CBOT March 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rain expected to aid Argentine crop

Snow in U.S. Plains pressures wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday for a fourth consecutive session as rainfall in Argentina’s parched growing areas diminished concerns over crop damage. Wheat fell to nearly 16-month lows as snow and rain across parts of the U.S. Great Plains brought needed moisture to winter wheat crops, while corn followed wheat […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

AAFC issues first look at 2023-24

Oats production expected down significantly on year; wheat, canola up

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MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has released its first crop projections for 2023-24, forecasting a very notable drop in oats. In AAFC’s January supply and demand estimates, released Friday, it cut oat production to 3.611 million tonnes, down almost 31 per cent compared to 2022-23. The department chopped the carryout for oats by […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on improving Argentine crop weather

Chicago wheat up on weekly sales data

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a one-week low on Friday, declining for a third straight session as traders fixated on forecasts for welcome rains in drought-hit Argentina, analysts said. Corn ended mostly lower on the Argentine weather outlook, but better-than-expected weekly U.S. grain export sales limited losses in corn and lifted wheat […] Read more
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher Brian Beres leads a tour through some of the Farming Smarter plots demonstrating the growth stages of durum seeded after different times in late winter and early spring as part of ultra-early seeding research work.
Crops, Features

Get a head start on the season with ultra-early seeding

Seeding cereals in late winter contradicts the belief you can’t seed until the soil warms up, but research shows the crops don’t seem to mind

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Getting some of the crop seeded toward the tail end of a western Canadian winter may seem like a whimsical idea, but field research has shown on those slightly warmer days when the snow is gone, ultra-early seeding of a cereal crop becomes a viable option. The concept of ultra-early seeding does come with a […] Read more
Jake Ayre says he was happy with the results of the AAC Wheatland VB midget tolerant wheat he grew on his family’s farm this past summer (shown here with his dog, Finn) and will consider growing it again.
Crops, Features

Protect the midge tolerant trait : there is no plan B

Without the proper refuge, midge tolerance could break down within 10 years

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You wouldn’t buy a brand new house without purchasing a home insurance policy, and you wouldn’t take that classic Corvette out for a spin without auto insurance.   That line of thinking can also apply to farming. As a farmer, if there’s something you can do to protect your investment, odds are you’re going to do […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries

U.S. markets closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed for a third straight day on Friday and corn scaled to a 1-1/2 week top on follow-through buying after bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop data the prior day and concerns about poor South American weather. Both markets gained more than two per cent since USDA […] Read more
One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

World wheat stocks to tighten despite larger crop, IGC says

Corn stocks also revised lower

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MarketsFarm — World wheat production in the 2022-23 marketing year will likely end up slightly higher than earlier projections, according to the latest estimates from the International Grains Council. However, with usage predictions also rising, carryout stocks were revised slightly lower. In a report released Thursday, the IGC pegged 2022-23 world wheat production at 796 […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 corn with 20-, 30- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought

Wheat sinks to 15-month low on weak U.S. exports; soybeans also down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Tuesday after a technical and bargain-buying bounce from three-week lows faded as dull demand for U.S. exports overshadowed concerns about Argentina’s drought-reduced harvest. Soybeans ended mostly lower while wheat fell to its lowest in 15 months on good global supplies and weak demand for U.S. […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports

Grain trade also monitoring Brazil

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions and wheat and soybeans finished mostly lower, as investors weighed weather-reduced production in some areas of South America against tepid demand for U.S. supplies. Wheat futures also retreated as late-session technical selling eroded earlier support from a weaker […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly loss in six months

Soybeans, soymeal rally on Argentina drought

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline in six months as ample supplies from the Black Sea region weighed on prices, analysts said. Soybean and soymeal futures rallied amid increasing concerns about drought hurting crops in Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of processed […] Read more

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