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U.S. grains: Wheat notches biggest monthly drop since 2011 on weather hopes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat eased on Friday to the lowest in nearly three months, capping the futures’ biggest monthly decline in almost three years as improving weather for crops kept the market focused on comfortable global supply. Corn fell also fell to a roughly three-month low while soybeans declined on favourable weather forecasts […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Prairie seeding behind normal, CWB reports

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Seeding progress across Western Canada is running “well behind normal,” with only 59 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of Tuesday, said CWB analyst Bruce Burnett. “Normally we’d be about three-quarters complete, and certainly in some areas of the Prairies we are likely to see some further planting delays […] Read more
Brendan Uruski snapped this photo of his seeding work at Arborg, Man. on May 24. Many farmers in the province are rethinking some cropping plans as crop insurance deadlines approach. (Photo courtesy Brendan Uruski)
Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Late spring to reduce Man. soybean acres

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Manitoba farmers won’t likely seed as many soybean acres as they originally intended this year, as the late spring and wet fields will force some to switch to another crop. Most of the soybean acres will likely be planted in the main growing regions of the province, such as the Red River […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat falls seventh day, corn nears three-month low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains slumped on Thursday, with wheat futures easing one per cent for the seventh straight session of declines on investor long liquidation tied to favourable weather for crops and cheaper supplies on offer in Europe and the Black Sea region. Wheat futures have fallen sharply from the more than 10-month […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

U.S. new-crop soybeans and corn under pressure

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Improving weather conditions across the U.S. Midwest weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade over the past week, and further declines are likely heading into the summer months, according to an analyst. Weather conditions across the Midwest’s corn- and soybean-growing regions have shown some improvement. Terry Reilly […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola bias pointed lower

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Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved sharply lower during the week ended Wednesday, with a large portion of the declines linked to the speculative sell-off seen Tuesday. Speculative money was said to be moving out of oilseed markets, including canola and soybeans, and into equities. This had a bigger impact on canola than beans because […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat falls for sixth day; corn, soy rebound

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat fell on Wednesday, extending a week-long decline on investment fund selling tied to favourable conditions for crops in the world’s top producer and exporter. Cheaper grain offered from shippers in Europe and the Black Sea region also weighed on futures for U.S. wheat. Corn was slightly higher but hovering […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Russia’s grain crop seen suffering if expected rain fails

Reading Time: 2 minutes Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s grain crop will suffer if rains do not come this week as expected to several growing regions of the country, one of the world’s main wheat exporters via the Black Sea, analysts said on Monday. The agriculture ministry forecast the 2014 crop at 100 million tonnes on Thursday, its most […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat near three-month low on improved weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures fell as much as two per cent on Tuesday, with corn and wheat hitting roughly three-month lows, as favourable crop conditions and signs of easing tensions in major export hub Ukraine sparked investor long liquidation, traders said. Bull spreading in Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures […] Read more
Seeding goes full speed ahead on Jay Millard’s field near Livelong, Sask. on Wednesday, May 21. (Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops, Weather

Guenther: NW Sask. growers hustle within seeding window

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Jay Millard is chipper so far this seeding season. “The weather’s been good. It’s warmed up and things are growing. That’s as good as it gets,” he said. Millard farms about 3,500 acres in the Livelong area, about 90 km northwest of North Battleford, Sask. As of Friday he has about 2,000 acres under his […] Read more

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