Agriculture Weather & Forecast

U.S. grains: Wheat rises as hot weather adds to crop woes

By Julie Ingwersen May 5, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped nearly two percent on Monday as scorching temperatures in the southern Plains deepened fears about weather damage to the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop. The gains in wheat helped lift corn after heavy losses last week, but soybeans fell on talk of U.S. soy imports from […] Read more

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Mustard growers remain optimistic for 2014

By Dave Sims May 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — Despite a colder-than-normal spring, softening prices and uncertainty over Canada’s chief export rival, mustard growers continue to be enthusiastic about this year’s crop. Snowfall and excess moisture have delayed planting in many areas by at least a week, according to Patrick Ackerman, chairman of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission. “I’m 10 days […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits 14-month high on Plains drought, heat outlook

By Michael Hirtzer May 2, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged two per cent to their highest levels in more than a year on Friday, bolstered by concerns of drought-reduced production in the southern Plains, where triple-digit temperatures could bake the crop this weekend. Corn extended losses after a tumble on Thursday tied to investor profit-taking and improving […] Read more

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Churchill ready for potential record season

By Marney Blunt May 1, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill is gearing up for a record grain shipping season, but will need to receive more grain cars in order to meet those goals, according to the port owner’s president. The shipping season at Churchill, Canada’s only northern deep-water port, typically runs from July to October, with this […] Read more

CWB last fall made a deal to buy the grain handling and port assets of Toronto’s Upper Lakes Group, which included Winnipeg-based Mission Terminal and its 136,500-tonne capacity port facility at Thunder Bay. (PortOfThunderBay.com)

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Thunder Bay shipping underway after ‘worst ice year ever’

By Marney Blunt May 1, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Grain movement is finally underway at the Lake Superior port of Thunder Bay, Ont., after significant delays caused by a record cold winter. The first ship arrived at Thunder Bay on April 21; usually the port opens on around March 25, according to Tim Heney, CEO for Thunder Bay Port Authority. “I […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on fund liquidation, better U.S. weather

By Michael Hirtzer May 1, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain futures tumbled on Thursday, with soybeans falling the most since September and corn the most in a month as investors took profits on weather forecasts for improved planting conditions in the U.S. Midwest’s crop belt. Wheat snapped a seven-session streak without a loss to shed two per cent amid […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn dips from three-week high as soybeans fall, wheat rises

By Michael Hirtzer April 30, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn fell on Wednesday, snapping four sessions of gains, as the stockpile of grain-based ethanol hit a nine-month high and meteorologists forecast more favourable conditions for U.S. plantings. Soybean futures also eased, while wheat reversed earlier declines to notch the seventh straight session without a loss at the Chicago Board […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week high on Plains drought conditions

By Michael Hirtzer April 28, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat rose for the fifth straight session, climbing to a two-week high on Monday on concerns that drought conditions in the southern Plains could cut yields before an annual crop tour this week in the top-growing state of Kansas, analysts said. Corn futures advanced to a nearly three-week high at […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Lower canola acreage no surprise to farm groups

By Marney Blunt April 24, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — A slight decline in canola acres in Statistics Canada’s forecast Thursday may have come as a surprise to industry analysts — but farm groups closer to the situation agreed the crop was due for a bit of a pullback. StatsCan’s report indicated Canadian farmers intend on seeding 19.8 million acres of canola […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Moisture, insects depreciating Prairie crop quality

By Marney Blunt April 23, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Less grain and oilseeds being shipped off the Prairies this past winter means farmers are keeping more grain in storage, which some producers say can be a risky business. Carrying crops over to the next spring brings many challenges that could cause grain to lose quality. Condensation and moisture in bins and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises as hot weather adds to crop woes

Mustard growers remain optimistic for 2014

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 14-month high on Plains drought, heat outlook

Churchill ready for potential record season

Thunder Bay shipping underway after ‘worst ice year ever’

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on fund liquidation, better U.S. weather

U.S. grains: Corn dips from three-week high as soybeans fall, wheat rises

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week high on Plains drought conditions

Lower canola acreage no surprise to farm groups

Moisture, insects depreciating Prairie crop quality

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