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CBOT July 2021 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities see ‘much needed’ correction

'You’re not going to go up every day'

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — A bullish market and sharp increases in commodities at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), turned downward Wednesday in what Sean Lusk of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services called a “much needed correction.” Prices pulled back that day by varying degrees for soybean, corn and wheat futures, coinciding with declines in other commodity futures […] Read more
CBOT July 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange, green lines) and MGEX July 2021 wheat (black line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans plunge on fund selling

Chicago July corn flat

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday, with traders noting selling by investment funds as commodity contracts tumbled through key technical support points. The most-active corn futures ended unchanged, steadying after trading in negative territory for much of the session. Deferred contracts were slightly lower. […] Read more
A mayfly on water. (SBTheGreenMan/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Weather

Federal reprieve for imidacloprid cuts its application rates

Proposal for near-total ban rejected in Health Canada's final decision

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Reading Time: 4 minutes A member of the neonicotinoid family of insesticides and seed treatments has been pulled back from the brink of an all-out ban in Health Canada’s final re-evaluation ruling. Most agricultural uses of imidacloprid — sold by Bayer under brands such as Gaucho, Merit and Admire, and by Adama under brands such as Alias and Sombrero […] Read more
The best time to control pasture weeds is in the fall, when they are going into dormancy.
Crops, Forages

Getting forage crops off to a good start

Weed control and fertility are among the considerations before planting tame forage

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Reading Time: 4 minutes As so often in farming, the advice on the best strategy for establishing tame pastures starts with “It depends.”  “When we’re talking about general establishment considerations for all uses, we really have to look at the soil type, the texture, soil pH and how rocky it is,” says Mike Witt, a farmer, professional hydrologist and […] Read more
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Reuters

U.S. judge raises doubts ahead of hearing on Roundup settlement

'The last question is a killer'

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday questioned a US$2 billion proposal by Bayer that would create a framework for resolving future claims that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, casting doubt on the plan a day before a key hearing. Bayer and class action attorneys hope U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco […] Read more
CN locomotives in Winnipeg. (Photo courtesy CN)
Crops, Reuters

CN shareholder urges changes to Kansas City Southern deal

Fund manager also holds stake in CP

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Billionaire hedge fund manager Chris Hohn on Tuesday urged Canadian National Railway to abandon its $33.6 billion bid for Kansas City Southern unless the Canadian railway changed its agreement to drop a key feature that could invite more regulatory scrutiny. Hohn’s TCI Fund Management, which has a 2.93 per cent stake in CN, […] Read more
File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, beans hold up in dry Manitoba

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Of the pulses being planted in Manitoba this spring, field peas and dry beans appear the best able to handle the difficult drought conditions the province continues to experience throughout its growing areas. Field peas “have a relatively low water requirement, similar to dry beans,” Cassandra Tkachuk, production specialist with Manitoba Pulse and […] Read more
(MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)
Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Last year’s flour output up in most categories

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada reported on Monday that Canadian wheat millers processed 3.267 million tonnes of all wheat in 2020 — a slight increase of about 2.1 per cent over 2019, keeping flour processing on the rise over the last four years. There were also year-to-year increases in the other categories tracked by the federal […] Read more
MGEX July 2021 wheat with 20- and 100-day moving averages (orange, green lines) and CBOT July 2021 wheat (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy mixed, wheat down

Wheats lower on weather view for U.S. Plains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures closed mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts firming on support from tight supplies and strength in the cash market, while forecasts for warm weather that will boost crop development in the U.S. Midwest pressured new-crop issues, traders said. “The outlook warmed up for the Midwest over […] Read more
Interveinal colouring and chlorotic tissue are clear indications of sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybeans.
Crops, Soybeans

Sudden death syndrome threat in soybeans is climbing

SDS is attracting more attention as a companion of soybean cyst nematodes

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Reading Time: 7 minutes In the list of pests and diseases affecting soybean production in Eastern Canada, there are widespread culprits — like soybean cyst nematode (SCN) — and regionalized, almost annual challenges, such as white mould in Eastern Ontario. Nor to be forgotten are diseases like Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia root rots, which have been less frequent in the […] Read more

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