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Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

When it comes to crop rotation planning, there’s an app for that

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop prices are certainly more bearish now than they have been during the past two seasons, and because of this some farmers will question whether they should tweak their cropping rotation in the short term or stay the course. Now there is a smartphone app called “Cash Cropper” that will help you to evaluate: The […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat futures consolidate, but more strength possible

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have run into some resistance after posting solid gains recently, and could see some more consolidation in the short term. However, there are still a number of supportive factors at play in the wheat market, according to an analyst. “The rally has really slowed down, and we’ve reversed from […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Lentils, Spring Wheat

BASF moves Clearfield system to open-ended agreements

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers wanting to grow Clearfield canola, wheat, sunflowers or lentils will now only need to sign one agreement to use the herbicide-tolerant crop system, rather than sign up every year or every few years. BASF, developer of the Clearfield Production System, on Monday announced a new “evergreen,” or open-ended, version of its Clearfield Commitment, available […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher during the week ended Friday, as strengthening U.S. futures provided support. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price rose to $234 per tonne, from $223 the previous week. Similar gains were noted across the rest of the Prairies, with average prices […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Australian farmers hold back wheat sales as dryness curbs yields

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Australian farmers are holding back wheat crop sales as dryness in parts of the country’s eastern grain belt cuts yields, raising the likelihood for a boost to global prices that have dropped 13 per cent this year. Farmers in the world’s fourth biggest wheat exporter have sold only about a quarter of this […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids soften

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels held reasonably steady and prices drifted down with the U.S. futures. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price declined to $223 per tonne, from $234 the previous week. Similar declines were noted across […] Read more
Lisa Nemeth, Cigi
Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Winter wheat isn’t spring wheat

Ever wonder why buyers get so upset at the idea of mixing winter wheat with a shipment of spring?

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Commercial bakeries need dependable flour to achieve consistent end-product quality, which means that traits such as extensibility, protein content, and water absorption must remain the same with each flour shipment. Millers around the world choose Canadian wheat because of its reputation for consistency among shipments, year after year. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) is regarded […] Read more
No frost but excess rain for Argentina wheat
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

No frost but excess rain for Argentina wheat

Reading Time: < 1 minute Buenos Aires / Reuters — Argentina’s wheat plants were not hit by frost over the weekend as feared but strong rainfall since Saturday has generated excess humidity that could cause an outbreak of disease in the crop, a meteorologist said on Monday. Weather experts last week warned of the possibility of severe spring frosts in […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Canadian wheat lowest in Iraq tender — trade

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hamburg / Reuters — Canadian wheat was offered lowest at $323.40 a tonne c&f free out (ciffo) in the tender from Iraq’s state grains board to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of hard wheat, European traders said on Monday. The tender closed on Sunday and offers must remain valid up to Thursday, Nov. 6, traders […] Read more

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