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Combines hit the ground running as small harvest weather window opens up

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 8

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 11, 2018

Many producers were able to return to the field last week. Seventy-eight per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 73 per cent last week but behind the five-year (2013-2017) average of 84 per cent for this time of year. Wet and cool weather continues to slow progress in much of […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

By GFM Network News October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s pulse crop trade hasn’t stopped, even though its biggest customer, India, isn’t taking large amounts anymore. Instead, buyers are finding themselves having to take business one day at a time and become a bit more creative. “I think everyone is in the same boat; it’s not that the market has stopped. […] Read more

CBOT November 2018 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy sinks on hefty supply, China trade worries

By GFM Network News October 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Tuesday as the market braced for an anticipated increase in the government’s 2018 harvest forecast and amid concerns of a prolonged trade war with China, the world’s top soybean importer. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, easing for a second straight session as traders positioned for the […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Weather

Klassen: Feeder market softens on adverse weather

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News October 8, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable due to adverse weather. Rain and snow plagued much of the Prairies, which dictated buying behaviour. Yearlings traded within $5 on either side of unchanged; major feedlots focused on local cattle, which caused the Alberta markets to trade at a small premium to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as wet Midwest weather seen halting harvest

By GFM Network News October 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the first time in three sessions on Friday as a rainy Midwest forecast fueled worries about harvest delays and potential damage to some crops. Wheat edged higher as rising global prices stirred optimism about a pickup in demand for U.S. wheat. Corn futures ended near unchanged […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. harvest slowed by rain and snow

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 1

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 4, 2018

Wet and cool weather continues to slow harvest operations in much of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Seventy-three per cent of the crop is now in the bin, slightly behind the five-year (2013-2017) average of 78 per cent for this time of year. Twenty per cent of the crop is swathed […] Read more

General, Machinery, Weather

AgriRecovery offered for B.C. wildfire costs

By GFM Network News October 4, 2018

British Columbia ranchers and farmers who lost pasture or cropland or had to move livestock out of the path of wildfires this year may be eligible for AgriRecovery funding. The federal and B.C. governments on Thursday announced a new AgriRecovery program worth up to $5 million to help defray “extraordinary costs incurred” due to wildfires […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Snowy weather makes for larger feed supplies

By GFM Network News October 4, 2018

CNS Canada — The question isn’t whether there’ll be enough feed grains this year in Western Canada, but when they’ll be ready — which is keeping the market steady currently. “The question is when will it be marketable? When will it be out of the field and in condition to market?” said Allen Pirness of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

By GFM Network News October 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed for a second day on Tuesday on expectations for improved demand following a recent price slump and as a rainy weather outlook for the Midwest threatened to stall harvesting. Futures jumped sharply on Monday on news of a newly negotiated U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a replacement […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Canadian canola could make its way into Australia

By GFM Network News September 28, 2018

CNS Canada — A potential shortage of canola on Australia’s east coast has the oilseed industry there musing about the potential of importing Canadian canola to keep processing plants going. A story Tuesday on the Australian website Farm Online quoted Australian Oilseeds Federation CEO Nick Goddard as explaining the potential for Canadian canola to make […] Read more

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Combines hit the ground running as small harvest weather window opens up

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

U.S. grains: Soy sinks on hefty supply, China trade worries

Klassen: Feeder market softens on adverse weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as wet Midwest weather seen halting harvest

Sask. harvest slowed by rain and snow

AgriRecovery offered for B.C. wildfire costs

Feed weekly outlook: Snowy weather makes for larger feed supplies

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

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