Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest pressure and weakened United States wheat futures pressured most Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Aug. 22.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian spring wheat pulled downward
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan reported 15 per cent of its harvest was complete, compared to 21 per cent at this time last year, but higher than the five-year average of 13 per cent and the 10-year average of 11 per cent. In the southwest region, 29 per cent of its harvest was complete while the northwest region was only at one per cent complete.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices could drop during rail shutdown
Reading Time: 2 minutes The work stoppage at the Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will adversely affect feed grain sales and deliveries, according to one grain broker.
CBOT Weekly: Prices stable with potential gains upcoming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and wheat prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were mostly steady during the week ended Aug. 21, while those for soybeans started to move upward.
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most of Manitoba’s fall rye and winter wheat crops came off the ground, while the harvesting of other crops for the most part started during the week ended Aug. 19, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
AAFC revise grain figures in August estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Days before Statistics Canada presents its monthly principal field crop estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released its estimates on Aug. 20, showing some changes to grains from the month before.
Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada braces for potential rail shutdown
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s pulse industry has been battening down the hatches as the country’s major railways prepare for a work stoppage on Aug. 22.
ICE Weekly: Canola could go lower despite correction
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) followed the lead of vegetable oils during the first trading week of August, posting sharp losses despite seeing a modest correction on Aug. 7.
Manitoba Crop Report: Crops develop under warm conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Warmer weather and varied precipitation across Manitoba allowed crops to further develop during the week ended Aug. 5, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Bird flu cases among farmworkers going undetected: study
Reading Time: 2 minutes A study posted online on Wednesday suggested that there are more farmworkers infected with bird flu than what has been reported.
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