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Wheat in southeastern Saskatchewan on May 31, 2019. (Leeann Minogue photo)
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Weather

Saskatchewan extends greenfeed seeding deadline

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan farmers who still want to put in cereal crops for greenfeed with crop insurance coverage will get an extra couple of weeks to do so. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance on Wednesday announced an extension on the June 30 deadline for seeding crops for greenfeed, to July 15. Producers who have crop insurance will now be […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. complaints that Canada discriminates against its wheat will be addressed, if Canadian legislation to ratify the updated North American Free Trade Agreement becomes law. Bill C-100, the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), received first and second reading in the House of Commons May 29 and last Tuesday (June 11) respectively. It […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Tuesday as government data showing a rain-delayed planting campaign was nearing an end encouraged a pause in a rally that took prices to a five-year high a day earlier. Wheat futures sank on profit-taking and competition for global export business. Soybeans edged higher, supported by ongoing […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched a five-year high on Monday and soybeans advanced, supported by forecasts for more rains in the Midwest where wet conditions have delayed plantings and cast doubts on production prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat closed modestly higher after a choppy session. CBOT July corn settled […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn (candlestick chart) compared to K.C. July 2019 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn reaches five-year high on crop uncertainty, firm cash

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures climbed to their highest level in five years on Friday as forecasts for more showers in the eastern Midwest next week clouded U.S. production prospects, analysts said. Soybeans also advanced on the weather worries and wheat closed higher after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade July corn […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn nears four-year high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared a four-year high on Thursday, buoyed by worries about yield prospects for the delayed crop and firm cash markets, analysts said. Soybeans also advanced as weather worries threatened to curtail U.S. production of the oilseed, and wheat futures followed the firm trend. Chicago Board of Trade July […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters, Weather, Winter Wheat

Australia cuts wheat forecast by 11 per cent

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney | Reuters — Australia on Wednesday cut its wheat production forecast for the 2019-20 harvest by more than 11 per cent as an unrelenting drought across the country’s east coast threatens crops for a third year in a row. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) pegged production of the […] Read more

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