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Early-spring condition of fall-seeded AC Barrie (centre foreground) with cold-tolerant spring wheat (directly behind AC Barrie) and surrounded by winter wheat experimental lines.
Cereals, Crops

A fall start to spring seeding?

‘Dormant seeding’ wheat in the fall may be risky now, but another option is on the horizon

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Suppose that it’s the end of October and it’s starting to freeze, but the soil is still bone dry and can still be worked. Is it time to bring out the seeder? It’s risky, but has been tried, at least in the northern U.S. It’s called “dormant seeding” — planting long before soil temperatures and/or […] Read more
Minneapolis (MGEX) December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: CWRS bids up with U.S. futures

However, a strong loonie applies pressure

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Minneapolis spring wheat futures climbed to contract highs during the week ended Thursday, which provided spillover support for Canadian cash bids. However, strength in the Canadian dollar was a bearish influence, tempering the upside in the cash market. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids rise with U.S. futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday in sympathy with U.S. futures markets. The strength came despite a firmer tone in the Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $11.40-$14.90 per tonne, according to price quotes from […] Read more
CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn weak, awaiting export news

December MGEX wheat up, CBOT wheat down

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures weakened on Friday, giving up gains made overnight on a lack of export news despite top buyer China returning to the market after a week-long holiday, traders said. Corn futures followed a similar trajectory and closed near session lows as investors waited for the U.S. […] Read more
CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, light green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise

Chicago winter wheat futures weak

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, supported by signs of strong exports as more recently harvested supplies became available, traders said. Corn futures were firm, with investors staking out positions ahead of a key government report that will update the forecast for U.S. production. Winter wheat futures were […] Read more
Unlike soil tests for phosphorus, potash or nitrogen, there is no current reliable soil test for sulphur in Ontario.
Crops

Why we need a sulphur test for eastern soils

Producers in the West routinely test their soils for sulphur. Soon the East may too

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Reading Time: 5 minutes For much of the past decade, a growing list of organizations have tried to build a link between soil health and soil test levels. They’ve wanted to raise awareness of the current status of soils on farms across Ontario, sometimes by pointing the way to higher productivity and profitability, and other times with a focus […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed as harvest comes to close

U.S. December wheat futures up on week

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — The spring wheat harvest coming to a close in the Prairie provinces and cuts in production estimates south of the border have caused mixed bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday. All three Prairie provinces have either completed or have nearly completed spring wheat combining, bringing harvest pressure to prices. Meanwhile, […] Read more
CBOT December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and MGEX December 2021 spring wheat (dark green line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends climb on tight U.S. supply

CBOT soy down; corn and oats up

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-week high on Friday, rallying for a second day in a row on smaller-than-expected stocks and production figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn futures followed wheat higher while soybeans fell to multi-month lows after USDA on Thursday reported larger-than-expected U.S. soy inventories. Chicago Board […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring wheat production was pegged at 9.01 million tonnes by the government agency, down 44 per cent from the 15.99 million tonnes grown the previous year. […] Read more

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