Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvesting in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as warm and dry conditions for the week ended Sept. 30 saw a 12-point gain to 91 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported.
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Combining in Saskatchewan ahead of five-year average
CBOT Weekly: USDA report, short-covering raising prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes The USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks report as of Sept. 1 caused prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to rise during the week ended Oct. 2, 2024.
USDA forecasts record soy, bumper corn crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimates for corn and soybean production from a month earlier on Monday, adding to expectations of hefty global supplies of both crops. The agency raised its estimate for the 2024/25 soybean crop to a record 4.589 billion bushels, above 4.435 billion bushels seen last month and exceeding 4.469 billion bushels expected by analysts. USDA forecast a […] Read more
El Nino worries Brazil soy farmers as planting progresses, grain lobby says
Dry weather has pushed back planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters — Soybean farmers in top growing state Mato Grosso worry that scarce rains and high temperatures will lead to replanting of some areas while lowering yields in others, local grain farmer lobby Aprosoja-MT said Thursday. The unusual heat and dryness has been linked to the El Nino weather pattern, which is […] Read more
Canola crush shows solid start in new crop year
Soybeans see lowest August crush ever
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada on Tuesday reported Canada’s second largest August canola crush on record. The 829,490 tonnes of the oilseed processed last month is only bested by the 830,335 tonnes in August 2020. The July 2023 canola crush set a new all-time record of 961,683 tonnes. Last month’s canola crush was 31 per cent […] Read more
July canola crush sets new records
Soybean crush down slightly from last July
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada reported very sizeable increases in the July canola crush when compared to a year ago. In fact, the month’s crush was not only a record for July but also for any month. Meanwhile, StatCan found the July soybean crush was slightly lower than in July 2022. The federal agency pegged the […] Read more
Soybean cyst nematode survey a valued benchmark opportunity
Project will target more than SCN
Reading Time: 3 minutes The word nematode is often linked to soybean cyst nematode (SCN), and with good reason. In North America, SCN accounts for annual losses of more than $1 billion and up to $50 million in Ontario. A survey of field and horticultural crops across the province seeks to update provincial nematode distribution maps and establish baseline […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: August forecasts pulling prices down
Wheat prices went down during the week despite Russia’s withdrawal from Black Sea deal
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – Recent weather forecasts for much of the United States put pressure on grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Aug. 2. Cooler and wetter conditions are expected for the U.S. Midwest during the first half of August, which could help stabilize corn and soybean crops affected by […] Read more
Manitoba’s crops continue to hold up
Hay yields generally below average; pasture conditions were deteriorating due to dryness
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – Timely rains in Manitoba have kept the province’s crops in relatively good shape, according to the latest crop report. Manitoba Agriculture said precipitation as of Aug. 1 amounted to as much as 73 millimeters around Zhoda in the southeast to 13 mm at The Pas in the north. Although several locales throughout the […] Read more
USDA June soybean crush seen at 175.5 million bushels
If estimate realized, would be smallest monthly crush since September
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soy processors likely crushed 5.265 million short tons of soybeans, or 175.5 million bushels, in June, according to the average forecast of eight analysts surveyed by Reuters ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. If the estimate is realized, it would be down from the 189.3 million […] Read more
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