Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed nearly flat on Friday but rose seven per cent for the week as concerns grew over crop losses in Russia and other exporting countries.
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U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries
U.S. grains: Wheat ends up on Black Sea crop worries, but rally seen losing steam
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended gains on Thursday after reaching a 10-month peak a day earlier, as lingering dryness and worries over the Black Sea crop continued to underpin the market.
Summer Series: ‘Never stop learning’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sheila Elder and her husband Jeff grow malt barley, canola, soybeans and wheat on their farm near Wawanesa, Manitoba. Elder says the best advice she’s ever been given is “never stop learning.” This advice, she says, applies to all areas of life, but especially farming. “It doesn’t matter how much I learn — there is […] Read more
ICE Weekly: Canola reaches 2024 highs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) rose to their highest levels of 2024 during the week ended May 22.
CBOT Weekly: Spring wheat poised for good conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting of the spring wheat in the United States continues to be off to an excellent start, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. Meanwhile, the heavy rains that fell as of May 21 are very likely to lead to less corn being seeded with U.S. farmers switching to soybeans.
U.S. grains: Wheat sets 10-month high on deteriorating Russian harvest prospects
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a 10-month peak on Wednesday as worries grew about deteriorating harvest prospects in top exporter Russia, before the market turned lower.
Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring seeding in Manitoba neared the halfway mark during the week ended May 21, with 47 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That compares with 30 per cent the previous week and the five-year average of 52 per cent done.
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as frost damage in top-exporter Russia and lower U.S. crop ratings supported prices, traders said.
Alberta Crop Report: Much-needed moisture replenishes province
Reading Time: 2 minutes The rains that fell onto south, central and northeastern Alberta during the week ended May 14 were a mixed blessing for growers according to the provincial government’s crop report released on May 17.
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped on Friday after a crop tour through Kansas this week projected better-than-average yields in the top U.S. winter wheat state, analysts said.