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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

By GFM Network News March 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has been breaking dormancy. “I think […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

By GFM Network News March 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped 5.5 per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from contract lows on a round of technical buying and bargain hunting in an oversold market, traders said. Corn and soybeans also were higher after recent declines, but their gains paled in comparison with wheat as traders unwound bearish positions despite […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks on plentiful global supply

By GFM Network News February 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid for a second consecutive session on Tuesday to the lowest in 10 months as cheaper exports from producers including Russia weighed on demand for U.S. supplies. Soybeans also fell, giving up the last session’s gains, as a rapidly advancing harvest in top exporter Brazil boosted global supplies. […] Read more

Figure 4: A close up of foliar leaf burn from ATS and herbicide applications in 2018.

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Pest Patrol: Questions about sulphur deficiency

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

By Mike Cowbrough February 12, 2019

I’m asked if growers can mix ammonium thiosulphate (ATS) with herbicides and fungicides to address sulphur deficiency symptoms, or should they apply it separately with streamer nozzles? With reductions in atmospheric sulphur deposits, Ontario research has found significant sulphur responses (10-14 bu./ac.) on some fields, while others have shown little or no response, especially where […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from five-week high

By GFM Network News January 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures closed lower on profit-taking and a lack of market-moving news on Thursday while soybeans firmed, buoyed by concerns about the size of Brazil’s crop. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March wheat settled down 4-1/2 cents at $5.21-1/2 per bushel (all figures US$). CBOT March corn ended […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. delays key agriculture reports due to government shutdown

By GFM Network News January 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) delayed several major domestic and world crop reports because of the two-week-old partial government shutdown, the agency said on Friday. New release dates for the monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report and other data originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 11, will be […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 7, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s good and bad news when it comes to winter cereal acreage in Western Canada. Winter wheat acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are down this fall, while acreage in Alberta increased, and fall rye acres in all provinces rose. “I think a lot of the guys that were growing winter wheat have […] Read more

Crops, Winter Wheat

Early winter wheat seeding estimates see reduced acreage

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News November 1, 2018

CNS Canada — Firm numbers for winter wheat seeding on the Prairies are not yet available, but there are firm opinions about how it went. “It’s very difficult to seed winter wheat on land that still has a crop on it,” said Monica Klaas, a contract agronomist for Ducks Unlimited’s Western Winter Wheat Initiative based […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

By GFM Network News September 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Monday on a mix of technical buying after last week’s seven-week low and fundamental support from tightening supplies in Australia and Russia, analysts said. Soybean futures also advanced while corn futures were little changed ahead of key monthly crop reports due […] Read more

AAC Elevate has a yield advantage of about six per cent over Radiant, and agronomics are suitable across the Prairies.

Cereals, Crops, Winter Wheat

Winter wheat varieties available or in the pipeline

These four varieties should make winter wheat more attractive to both farmers and customers

By Jeff Melchior August 21, 2018

Higher milling quality and larger and more consistent supplies are key to expanded markets for Prairie winter wheat. Rob Graf, long-time breeder at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada — Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, says four varieties either available or in the pipeline should help meet those goals. AAC Elevate Available since last fall, AAC Elevate […] Read more

Canola fund short position continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

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Canola fund short position continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks on plentiful global supply

Pest Patrol: Questions about sulphur deficiency

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from five-week high

U.S. delays key agriculture reports due to government shutdown

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

Early winter wheat seeding estimates see reduced acreage

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

Winter wheat varieties available or in the pipeline

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