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Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Kiev — Severe drought across half of Ukraine has hit winter sowing and could sharply reduce the country’s 2016 wheat harvest, a senior state weather forecaster said on Monday. The drought, in which the central Dnipropetrovsk region suffered its driest autumn in 50 years, could lead to a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in the wheat […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat hits biggest weekly gain in nearly four months

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures prices jumped 1.5 per cent on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gain in nearly four months, as traders positioned themselves ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture November supply and demand report. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red wheat closed at $5.22 a bushel, […] Read more
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Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, Weather

Man. corn harvest progresses rapidly despite moisture issues

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn harvest is nearly finished and may be bringing farmers above-average yields, according to a provincial crop specialist — though some producers have had to make tough decisions when it comes to drydown. The province’s latest crop report for the week ended Oct. 13 pegged grain corn’s harvest progress at 45 […] Read more
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat hits four-week low as relieving rains forecast

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to the lowest levels in about a month while corn and soybeans also eased on Monday, pressured by forecasts for crop-friendly rains and plentiful global supplies, traders and analysts said. Showers this week were likely to benefit parched wheat fields in Russia and the southern U.S. Plains […] Read more
U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence
Livestock, Reuters, Weather

U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tampa | Reuters — Much of the U.S. South can expect a cooler and wetter winter, while warmer-than-usual temperatures are likely across many northern and western states, as a strong El Nino weather pattern shaped a government weather outlook issued Thursday. More rain and snow are likely across the nation’s southern regions, extending from central […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move on weather, interest from China

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– It’s a game of follow-the-leader in corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to one analyst — and short-term, neither looks especially bullish. “Beans have been the leader, corn is the follower, because we’re getting into the teeth of harvest,” said Scott Capinegro, senior broker for HighGround Trading […] Read more
Minimum temperatures on the Prairies for June 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)
Crops, Weather

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Farmers have seen more weather-related hardships this year than normal, made evident by an above-average amount of hail and reseed damage claims. Summer hail and frost at the end of June and the beginning of July took a toll on crops, leading to insurance claims above the five-year average. Manitoba Agricultural Service […] Read more
Rainfall as a percentage of ‘normal’ levels for the week of Oct. 1-7. (WeatherFarm.com)
Crops, Weather

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Parts of the western Prairies that have been bogged down by wet, cool weather should see drier conditions as the month rolls along, according to a weather expert. However, that still doesn’t mean wet crops are going to dry out anytime soon, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas […] Read more
(Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Man. edible bean harvest wraps up, hail damage evident

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Manitoba’s edible bean harvest is done, but markets are sitting little-traded and offering low prices to producers, analysts say. The effects of hail storms in south-central Manitoba are now apparent, said Dennis Lange, a farm production advisor with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Altona. “It’s going to affect yields and […] Read more

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