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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as market digests Chinese tariff threat

By Michael Hirtzer April 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rallied more than one per cent on Thursday as investors played down the immediate impact of proposed Chinese tariffs on U.S. supplies, a move that had sent prices plunging a day earlier. U.S. wheat futures jumped as much as two per cent, lifted by worries that cold temperatures […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble as China slaps tariffs on imports

By Michael Hirtzer April 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled two per cent on Wednesday after China readied tariffs against U.S. soy, corn, beef and other goods to retaliate against the Trump administration’s planned tariffs on Chinese exports as a trade war intensified. U.S. corn futures also fell sharply, then recovered a portion of the heavy losses. […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm April 3, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — While it’s too early to assess how the western Canada winter wheat crop fared this winter, there is some uncertainty due to unseasonably cold April temperatures. “We start losing cold tolerance, especially in March and going into April now. And that’s when you need to monitor temperatures or for (the crop) to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA says crop conditions worst since 2002

By Karl Plume April 3, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Tuesday, led by a spike in hard red winter wheat prices, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture rated the U.S. Plains crop in the worst shape in 16 years. Soybeans and corn rebounded from the prior session’s declines on spillover support from wheat and as cold, […] Read more

SeCan says wheat midge tolerance saves producers $40 to $60 million per year.

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Protect your midge-tolerant wheat

The midge-tolerance gene was found in the majority of SWS wheats in 2017. Refuge seed is required to keep this trait in play

By Julienne Isaacs April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Producers should add refuge seed to most Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Soft White Spring (SWS) wheat varieties in 2018 to prolong the longevity of the midge-tolerance Sm1 gene, says Todd Hyra, western business manager for seed marketing agency SeCan. Last spring, Canadian researchers discovered Sm1 in most SWS varieties, including AAC Indus, AC […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on plentiful stocks, trade tensions

By Karl Plume April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures were lower on Monday as early-session support from a lower-than-anticipated government forecast on spring plantings faded and the market’s focus turned to ample U.S. supplies and rising trade tensions with top importer China. Corn futures notched a 2-1/2-week high on the U.S. Agriculture Department’s bullish acreage forecast late […] Read more

A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

By Julie Ingwersen March 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans surged more than two per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture stunned traders by projecting a year-on-year decline in soybean plantings and a larger-than-expected drop in corn acres. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed the firm trend, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

By Mark Weinraub March 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers will cut their plantings of both soybeans and corn this spring with supplies of both commodities at record highs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. Soybean plantings, despite the expected drop, will top corn acreage for the first time since 1983, USDA said. Wheat seedings will rise by […] Read more

Mature winter wheat. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low

By Julie Ingwersen March 28, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to two-month lows on Wednesday as improving weather for developing crops in the drought-hit southern Plains put the focus back on ample world supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures closed lower after a choppy session as traders squared positions a day ahead of key U.S. planting […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA

By Julie Ingwersen March 27, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as rains in the Southern Plains breadbasket boosted prospects for the region’s drought-hit winter wheat crop, analysts said. Soybean futures fell while corn closed flat in light volume ahead of key data due this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The government was […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as market digests Chinese tariff threat

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble as China slaps tariffs on imports

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA says crop conditions worst since 2002

Protect your midge-tolerant wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on plentiful stocks, trade tensions

U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low

U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA

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