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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the two-week holiday period ending Thursday (Dec. 31), as the U.S. futures also drifted lower during that time frame. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$7-$8 per tonne during the two-week period, according to price quotes from […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans sag to start 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday as concerns about economic weakness in China and the dollar’s strength raised concerns about global demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. Corn sank to its lowest level in four months while wheat hit a low not seen since […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy and grains post annual declines

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday as traders eyed forecasts for much-needed rains in Brazil, while corn and wheat ended narrowly mixed in light year-end trading. All three commodities posted annual declines for 2015. Markets will be closed on Friday for the New Year’s Day holiday. “Going into the weekend with […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Canada’s organic market to focus on special crops in 2016

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — The spotlight is on special crops in Canada’s organic market, as new-crop bids for 2016 start to appear. “It’s a bit of a switch from normal,” said Laura Telford, organic sector development specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Portage la Prairie. Normally producers see high demand and prices for […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble ahead of year’s end

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat slipped on Wednesday, as concerns about potential damage to winter wheat crops moved to the background in light year-end trading. Soybeans rose on technical buying, despite forecasts for much-needed rains in parts of Brazil next week. With a lack of fresh bullish news for the grains, traders sold futures, […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for a fifth straight session on Monday as forecasts for rains across Brazil’s key producing region Mato Grosso eased concerns of potential yield losses in the world’s largest exporter. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on fears of slowing export demand, and wheat followed […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a one-week low on Thursday as expectations for beneficial rains in top exporter Brazil overshadowed stronger-than-expected U.S. export sales. Concerns about large U.S. supplies and poor export demand pushed March corn to settle at a new contract low, while wheat futures reached a three-week low. Traders kept […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures closed at their lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday as grain markets came under renewed pressure from large global supplies and lackluster export demand. Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, bought 120,000 tonnes of Argentine wheat in a tender that highlighted the intense competition U.S. sellers face […] Read more
(Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Cereals, Crops

Minogue: Wanna start a cereal seed company?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s clear from where the Prairies’ cereal growers’ groups sit that it’s time for farmers to get more involved in wheat and barley breeding — and they have a new report in hand suggesting ways to do so. Options in the report, from the newly-formed Wheat and Barley Variety Working Group, range from improving the […] Read more

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