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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold steady

U.S. corn imports keep lid on domestic grains

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada have seen little change over the past few weeks. Feed barley bids across Western Canada have generally held steady over the past month, with the spot market topping out at $9.58 per bushel in Alberta, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Prices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soybeans with 20-day moving average (yellow line, right column) and CBOT March 2023 soymeal (brown line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybean futures climb as soymeal soars

Chicago corn retreats, wheat inches higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday as uncertainty about crop prospects in Argentina lifted soymeal futures to life-of-contract highs, traders said. Corn futures fell on technical selling and a bounce in the U.S. dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains less competitive globally, although U.S. corn export sales in the latest […] Read more


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CBOT weekly outlook: Weather outweighs U.S. Fed rate hike announcement

'People are returning to the Argentine situation'

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Week-long rallies for grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were disrupted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest key interest rate announcement on Wednesday. The Fed revealed it is raising its key interest rate by 25 basis points in its ongoing fight against inflation. While the central bank acknowledged inflation is […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy sags as Brazil’s harvest looms

Wheat mixed, corn ends firm

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Wednesday as traders focused on the expanding harvest of a likely record-large soy crop in Brazil and positioned for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, analysts said. Wheat futures ended mixed, with the most-active March contract down on profit-taking, while […] Read more


In 2022, TFS Expanse grew 2,600 acres of corn, all of it Enogen.

A ‘new’ corn trait makes for better feed

Enogen hybrid trait boosts an enzyme that enhances the breakdown of starch into sugar and increases ruminal starch digestibility in cattle

Reading Time: 5 minutes David Bekkering knows a thing or two about corn, and given the size of his operation, it only makes sense. As farm manage er of TFS Expanse, knowing how it’s grown and turned into feed goes a long way to defining success for his operation. Bekkering and his brother James run four Alberta feedlots with […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat futures firm; technical resistance weighs

Chicago soybeans up, corn down

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Tuesday as traders eye winter wheat conditions across the U.S. Plains amid a second frigid cold snap this season, though futures struggled against technical resistance. Soybeans futures ended up, though prices were pressured by a correction in the soymeal charts, traders said. Corn futures ended lower, […] Read more


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Spec short position grows in canola

Managed money net long in soy, corn

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy adding to their growing net short position in canola during the week ended Jan. 24, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in at 32,625 contracts on Jan. […] Read more

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

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as Argentina drought worries persist

Cold snap in U.S. brings renewed wheat damage fears

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans climbed on Monday, underpinned by concern that drought-damaged crops in Argentina could face more dry weather. Wheat inched higher after climbing to four-week highs earlier in the session on fears a cold snap in U.S. grain belts could lead to crop damage, while potential escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war […] Read more


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

U.S. grains: Soy futures weak, corn firm

Wheat mixed ahead of weekend

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on expectations that recent rains in Argentina boosted crop potential from that key South American exporter, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sagging on position squaring after notching its biggest weekly gain in […] Read more

Sulphur deficiency typically shows up early with stripes on leaves, but they can be caused by other problems, so Manitoba Agriculture soil specialist recommends confirmation with a tissue test.

Dealing with N and S deficiencies in corn

Much of Manitoba’s corn is on sandier soils that are more prone to nutrient losses

Reading Time: 3 minutes Manitoba corn growers’ hopes for a lower nitrogen bill in 2022 disappeared with the N leached away by the wet spring.  Manitoba Agriculture soil specialist John Heard tested some fields in the spring and found that about 30 pounds of N per acre leached in clay soils and 80-plus pounds in sandier soils.  “We know […] Read more