Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest operations in Manitoba pressed ahead during the week ended Aug. 18, with fall rye and winter wheat leading the way.
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Manitoba harvest sees winter crops pass halfway point
Combining of spring crops getting started
Nebraska soy, Indiana corn show best potential in years, crop scouts say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nebraska’s soybean pod count is the highest in at least 22 years, and its corn yield potential is the strongest in four years, scouts said on Tuesday during the second day of Pro Farmer’s annual tour of major grain-producing states.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn tick lower on continued supply pressure
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday, pressured by an upward revision to Russia's wheat crop forecast and the latest talks to end the war in Ukraine, while corn eased as strong yield projections from a U.S. Midwest field tour maintained supply pressure.
FCC extends support for canola producers
Decision comes after continued global trade disruption, including new Chinese tariffs on canola seed.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.
U.S. soybean farmers urge Trump to make purchase deal with China
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. soybean farmers urged President Donald Trump in a Tuesday letter to reach a trade deal with China that secures significant soybean purchase agreements, warning of dire long-term economic outcomes if the country continues to shun the U.S. crop.
Dry soils threaten strong Ohio crops; rains boost South Dakota — tour
Reading Time: 2 minutes The production potential of Ohio's corn crop is the highest in at least 22 years, scouts on the annual Pro Farmer tour of top U.S. producing states found on Monday, but dry conditions could limit yields by the time the autumn harvest rolls around.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean and corn futures chopped up and down on Monday as industry players awaited the results of this week's annual Pro Farmer crop tour in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.
U.S. biofuel policies bearish for Canadian oilseeds but opportunities in sight says FCC
Farm Credit Canada reports on biofuel trends to watch amid continued U.S. policy wrangling
Reading Time: 2 minutes While U.S. policy changes may reduce demand for Canadian canola and biofuel exports, but a Farm Credit Canada economist says other renewable fuel opportunities could spur growth.
China buys first Australian canola cargo since 2020, traders say
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Chinese state-run trading firm has booked a cargo of about 50,000 metric tons of new-crop Australian canola, two traders told Reuters, just days after Beijing imposed temporary levies on top supplier Canada.
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat as demand worries overshadow USDA’s production cut
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in four sessions on profit taking on Thursday after a rally ignited by the U.S. government's lower-than-expected harvest outlook took prices to six-week highs.