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
USDA June soybean crush seen at 175.5 million bushels
If estimate realized, would be smallest monthly crush since September
Saskatchewan crops a mixed bag
Some cereal crops beyond harvesting with plans to salvage for feed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Marketsfarm – There was a wide mixture of the results in the latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Parts of the province were hobbled by drought conditions, while other areas received upwards to 40 millimetres of rain following a series of thunderstorms during the week of July 18 to 26. The desiccation of pulse crops […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: Soybean proponents still eye western expansion
Crop seen as a good add to rotations -- if conditions are right
Reading Time: 3 minutes While canola is king of the Canadian oilseed market, the same can be said of soybeans in the United States. However, the big pulse crop south of the border has made inroads in the western provinces. Manitoba has seen the biggest growth in soybean acres with well over a million planted annually in recent years, […] Read more
CBOT weekly update: Dry conditions, war propel prices upward
Rally may push well into the week of July 24 and perhaps further: broker
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to rally on July 19, and to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers of Barrington, Ill., they appeared set to push higher. Capinegro pointed to the hot and dry weather across much of the United States as the main reason for the gains being made […] Read more
US Grains: wheat futures end firmer amid Black Sea supply worries
Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged the port of Odesa
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures finished stronger on Tuesday after Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged infrastructure at the port of Odesa, a day after Moscow quit the Black Sea grain export deal. The strikes diminished some expectations that Russia may still renew the export deal, analysts said. Markets […] Read more
Soybean grower varies seed options to reduce risk
A variety blend can produce a complementary package for different field conditions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Variability is nothing new to growers, aside from posing a constant challenge. They tend to have a firm grasp of those parts of their fields that are the most variable, whether due to soil type or topography. But other than by investing in precision planting equipment or a variable-rate application system, dealing with those challenges […] Read more
Rain needed for soybeans, other southern Manitoba crops
Seeded soybeans projected to be up more than 40 million acres from 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – When Toban Dyck started to plant his 600-plus acres of soybeans this year, the soil in the Winkler, Man. area had pretty decent moisture content. But following the combination of hot temperatures and strong winds with little rainfall in May, precipitation is now much needed. “There’s still a little bit of moisture there. […] Read more
Managing white mould in soybeans
Most of the disease is in eastern Ontario, but there are pockets everywhere
Reading Time: 4 minutes If soybean diseases had a contest, it’d be easy to think of third or fourth place as something of a win, especially with soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and sudden death syndrome (SDS) holding firmly on to first and second. Yet for growers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec, white mould’s less-than-prominent status is hardly a […] Read more
Organic no-till soybeans a challenge
An OSCIA project is using cereal rye as a cover crop weed suppressant
Reading Time: 6 minutes No one has ever said organic production is easy. It can be profitable, but just as in conventional row cropping, it’s subject to vagaries in price, weather, weed management and quality. But no-till organic? In soybeans? That’s an entirely different level of thought processing, planning, monitoring and showing flexibility in adjusting to growing season conditions. For […] Read more
Unlocking soybean yields
A three-year project is looking at whether the key is something other than agronomics
Reading Time: 5 minutes For most growers, yield isn’t just an important metric, it’s the only metric. Researchers and plant breeders have explored new methods to address diseases or pests, but these advances can have trouble gaining traction without translating to more bushels in the bin. Matt Rundle is trying to shift the focus on performance by examining more […] Read more
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