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CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages.
Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
Crops

Pest Patrol: Questions about sulphur deficiency

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

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Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
CBOT March 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Due to late harvests, there are a lot less reports of winter wheat seeding happening in fields, which will result in less scenes such as this. Photo: File
Crops, Winter Wheat

Early winter wheat seeding estimates see reduced acreage

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Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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

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Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
Several promising new winter wheat varieties are being evaluated at the AAFC’s Lethbridge research station.
Crops, Winter Wheat

The great western winter wheat rescue is on

Researchers and marketers are combining their efforts to revitalize a crop stuck in a multi-year decline

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It can yield up to 40 per cent higher than spring wheat. It’s competitive with weeds. It helps prevent soil erosion. It spreads out the farm workload, with seeding and harvest windows different from spring crops. It’s the world’s most common type of wheat traded. And it’s duck-friendly. So what’s not to like? You’d think […] Read more

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