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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month peak on Ukraine crisis
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month peak on Ukraine crisis

Corn hits June high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures approached a two-month high on Tuesday as fears of Russian military action in Ukraine made traders nervous about a potential disruption to supplies from the Black Sea exporters. Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing Eastern […] Read more
CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and orange lines) and Euronext March 2022 milling wheat (blue line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on fears over Russia-Ukraine conflict

CBOT corn reaches seven-month high; South America rains weigh on soy futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Monday amid fears that Russia may invade Ukraine and disrupt grain shipments from the region, a major global supplier, traders said. Corn futures also strengthened and set a seven-month high, while soybean futures weakened. Grain traders kept their attention on Russia because it is the world’s […] Read more
CBOT March 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit highest since June

Soy, wheat fall on profit taking

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose to their highest in seven months on Friday as concerns about production in South America spurred demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybean futures eased from the seven-month top they hit on Thursday, succumbing to a round of profit taking. Soybeans closed well above […] Read more
CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally, corn flat, wheat falls

Strong cash soybean market supportive

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged on Thursday as a combination of rising export hopes, concerns about the South American crop and technical buying pushed prices to a seven-month high, traders said. Corn futures ended close to unchanged after fluctuating between positive and negative territory throughout the session, while wheat […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Status quo for now, but change coming

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Feed grains in Western Canada have been holding close to the status quo for the last little while, but that’s likely to change, according to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. He pointed to increases in corn and wheat this week in U.S. futures markets, in which corn has gained about […] Read more
Russian service members take part in tactical exercises of an assault engineering unit at a training ground in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in southwestern Russia’s Rostov region on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Sergey Pivovarov)
Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Soybean, corn and wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were all showing some strength Wednesday, recovering from losses posted over the previous week. South American weather concerns and broader geopolitical tensions countered any bearish influence from the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. South America recently received much-needed […] Read more
CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. March 2022 wheat (yellow line) and MGEX March 2022 wheat (black line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December

Soybeans jump 2.2 per cent

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 3.6 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday, with traders focused on dry and cold weather in key growing areas of the Midwest and southern Plains. Weather concerns also boosted soybeans and corn as investors shrugged off recent rains in South America. […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains firm

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $3 lower on average; calves were relatively unchanged but limited numbers were on offer. Strength in the Canadian dollar appeared to temper demand from south of the border in the 750-plus-lb. weight categories. Last week was the first full week of sales in both […] Read more
The progression of tar spot in a corn field can occur quickly, making scouting an important management tool.
Corn, News

Tar spot continues to spread in Ontario

The infected region has expanded from five counties in 2020 to 19 in 2021

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Tar spot was first identified in the U.S. in 2015. By 2018, it was beginning to make news in Canada, and every year since then has brought more evidence of its devastating potential. Alarmingly in late 2021, videos from Midwest U.S.-based agronomists showed infected crops with brown, wilted leaves, and stalks so stressed and weak […] Read more

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