Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting across Manitoba progressed during the week ended June 16 despite cool, wet and windy weather, including small tornadoes.
Cereals
Manitoba Crop Report: Planting progresses despite wild weather
U.S. grains: corn, soybean futures firm as traders track heat wave, crop conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, reversing direction after a two-day slide, as investors tracked a heat wave moving across the eastern Corn Belt after the government reported a decline in U.S. crop ratings.
FCC invests in breeding innovation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada has invested $5 million into the accelerated breeding program at the Global Institute for Food Security.
U.S. grains: Grain futures slump, as wheat drops to 8-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, with wheat at a near two-month low as fund selling pressure rolled into a short holiday trading week, traders said.
Canola fund short position climbs higher
Reading Time: < 1 minute As of June 11, 2024, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in at 99,252 contracts (1,950 long/101,202 short), which was up by roughly 30,000 contracts from the previous week.
EU regulators to decide on Bunge and Viterra merger by July 18
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. grains merchant Bunge BG. and Glencore-backed Viterra's plan to create a $34 billion agricultural trading giant will be decided by EU antitrust regulators by July 18, a European Commission filing showed on Monday.
Prairie soil scientist and author Les Henry, 83
Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia — Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his […] Read more
Canadian Grain Commission announces grain grading changes
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced several grain grading changes for the 2024-25 crop year to better meet the needs of the domestic grain sector and global buyers. “The Canadian Grain Commission values stakeholder input and is implementing these changes based on feedback from the sector. They will support continued growth and Canada’s reputation as […] Read more
Manitoba seeding nears completion: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba farmers made good seeding progress in early June despite wet conditions, with 92 per cent of intended acres in the ground – up nine points from the previous week, according to the latest provincial crop report for the week ended June 11. Spring cereals, peas, and grain corn were approximately 97 per cent complete. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat marks biggest weekly loss in nearly a year as Turkey bans imports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures Wv1 fell for an eighth day on Friday for their lowest close in a month after Turkey said it would halt wheat imports in a blow to the global demand outlook.