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Hail tapers off on Prairies

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan hail claims have slowed over the last two weeks, but some farmers were hit a second or third time this year, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. An Aug. 5 storm nailed farmers in southeastern and southwestern Saskatchewan, netting hail claims from many communities, the insurers’ association report noted Monday. Farmers as far […] Read more
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CBOT corn sinks on profit-taking, rainy forecast

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures retreated on Friday in a profit-taking setback following strong gains a day earlier and on a slightly wetter forecast that could support the Midwest crop’s strong yield potential. Soybeans also eased after a four-day rally, though declines were limited by strong export demand, highlighted by government confirmation of another large sale to […] Read more
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Video: Adjust your combine for crop condition

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s a common misconception that the settings laid out in the operator’s manual will give a producer perfect performance from his or her combine every time. As Les Hill, ag and bioresources program director with the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI), tells Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey in this video, every combine needs to be […] Read more
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Pearce: Ont. corn estimated a week behind schedule

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn production, generally, has seen a slight drop-off in terms of expected yields and performance in the field. Monthly estimates from USDA have been downgraded by an almost two-bushel per acre drop in the past week. But in Ontario, growers are concerned with the effects of higher-than-normal rainfall and a relatively sharp drop in temperatures […] Read more
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CBOT corn surges as dry weather fuels short-covering

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures rallied nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans rose two per cent to a three-week high as forecasts for hot, dry weather in parts of the Midwest fueled concerns about lower crop yields. Strong export sales of both commodities and a government report that showed farmers planted less corn and soybeans […] Read more
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Disease prevention has helped Alta. crop development

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Increased disease prevention by Alberta farmers has yield outlooks looking above-average for some of the province’s biggest crops, according to provincial crop specialist Neil Whatley. “Wheat and canola crops around the province are pretty much good-to-excellent in condition and receiving favourable growing conditions,” said Whatley, who’s based at the provincial Ag-Info Centre in Stettler. “I […] Read more
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McMillan: Prairie winter wheat harvest begins

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winter wheat harvest has begun in the eastern Prairies: Progress ranges from 25 to 30 per cent complete in eastern Manitoba, while in western Manitoba, and across Saskatchewan, the crop is ripening and will soon be ready for harvest. Following a late start to spring and a cool summer, winter cereal maturity was delayed. Maturity […] Read more
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Drier U.S. Midwest weather forecast lifts corn, soybeans

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, and corn rebounded from steep losses the previous session as weather forecasts for the Midwest turned drier, threatening yields for the developing crops. Autumn-harvest soybean prices tested Tuesday’s 2-1/2-week high while corn rebounded from the sharpest drop in six weeks in the previous session. Drier […] Read more
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Russian wheat prices rise as wet weather slows harvest

Reading Time: 1 minute Russia’s wheat export prices rose last week thanks to healthy demand from foreign importers and poor weather slowing the country’s harvesting campaign, according to analysts. Russia, one of the world’s leading wheat exporters, had harvested 33.4 million tonnes of wheat from 44 per cent of its planted area as of Monday. It hopes to increase […] Read more

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