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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low on export woes

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Friday and recorded a second straight weekly decline, pressured by fresh cancellations of U.S. soybean sales, traders said. Corn futures fell for a fourth straight session and also notched a weekly drop, while wheat futures firmed after a three-session slide. Chicago Board […] Read more

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Weather

Today’s precipitation

By Staff, GFM Network News 2 days ago

Data and maps from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News 3 days ago

CNS Canada — Sunflowers in southern Manitoba are starting to come off and early indications point to very good quality. Ben Friesen, manager of the sunflowers, flax and bird food division for the Scoular Co. in Winkler, said although only a few samples have come in, what he’s seen so far is promising. Sunflower growers […] Read more

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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Grains flood Alberta market

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News 3 days ago

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices in Alberta have come down as producers have rushed to sell downgraded crops. “Last week the phones were blowing up… right now I think we’re seeing some better weather, so everyone’s outside and the phones are probably going to light up again next week,” said Nelson Neumann, grain trader […] Read more

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Crops, Weather

Ready, set go! Harvest reprieve hits Prairies

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News 4 days ago

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers struggling to get crops off fields under wet, cold conditions are about to get a reprieve — if they haven’t seen warmer weather already in their area. Natalie Hasell, a weather preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada in Winnipeg, said most regions of British Columbia, Alberta, and southern and central Saskatchewan […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Weather

Heavy canola deliveries despite harvest delays

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News October 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers made heavy deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the first week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. The active movement came despite persistent reports of harvest-delaying weather in many areas. While snow continued to keep farmers off of their fields in parts of the […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Oats, Weather

Millers likely to see tighter oat supplies

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — Oat prices are on the rise as millers attempt to secure supplies amid a difficult harvest. “As of right now, it will be tight for everybody. The thing is there’s so much still to be harvested. If they get it off it might not be the best. Some of it will be […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Harvest delays prompt questions about malt barley supplies

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — The long, wet harvest of 2018 has probably spelled the end for most hopes that barley still in fields will meet malting specifications. “I really suspect that anything left in the field now, any barley now, will not be malting quality,” said Jeff Nielsen, a farmer near Olds, Alta., and director with […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s pulse crop trade hasn’t stopped, even though its biggest customer, India, isn’t taking large amounts anymore. Instead, buyers are finding themselves having to take business one day at a time and become a bit more creative. “I think everyone is in the same boat; it’s not that the market has stopped. […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy sinks on hefty supply, China trade worries

By GFM Network News October 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Tuesday as the market braced for an anticipated increase in the government’s 2018 harvest forecast and amid concerns of a prolonged trade war with China, the world’s top soybean importer. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, easing for a second straight session as traders positioned for the […] Read more

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