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U.S. corn to benefit from cooler pollination weather this week

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cooler temperatures accompanied by rain in most areas of the U.S. Midwest this week will boost prospects for the pollinating corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. “Temperatures will definitely be cooler which will be good for corn and beans,” said Don Keeney, meteorologist for MDA Weather Services. The corn crop was planted late […] Read more
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CBOT wheat, corn, and soy end higher

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by end-of-week short-covering as well as another export sale to China, traders said. • The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade September soft red winter wheat contract rose 3-1/4 cents to $6.63-3/4 a bushel. Prices peaked at $6.70, but ran into resistance at the 20-day moving average of $6.71-3/4, […] Read more
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Cooler and damper outlook for pollinating U.S. corn crop

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cooler temperatures and occasional rainfall over the next week will boost U.S. corn and soybean crop prospects, according to Global Weather Monitoring (GWM). • GWM said the U.S. corn crop was void of any threats to pollination next week. • The U.S. corn crop is pollinating, or going through its reproductive stage of development, later […] Read more
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Ontario crops: not just wet, but very wet

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Call it a lot of bad news contrasting against the potential for some upside. Yes, early July — particularly in the southwest corner of Ontario — was not only wet, it was very wet — a deluge that has damaged some crops and probably lowered yield. But the bright spot to this wet first half […] Read more
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Crop-friendly weather for U.S. Midwest into autumn: NOAA

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Good crop weather is expected now through autumn in the U.S. Midwest, drought will persist in the Plains states and excessive rainfall will continue in the southeast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) climate update released on Thursday. NOAA climatologists indicated no extreme temperatures or a return of drought in the key corn […] Read more
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GRAINS: corn, soy drop for 2nd day on wetter Midwest forecast

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean prices retreated for the second straight day on Thursday as forecasts for milder temperatures and slightly more rain across much of the Midwest lessened worries about crop damage. Slight adjustments to weather forecasts have steered the grains markets recently. Corn has been jarred most because the crop will be pollinating in […] Read more
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Canadian malt barley looking good, prices under pressure

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Barley crops in western Canada are in good shape overall, although how much meets malt specifications will be highly dependent on weather conditions at harvest time. Prices have more room to the downside than the upside given the softer international market and expectations for large North American feed grain supplies. “In general, things look pretty good,” […] Read more
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Saskatchewan crops in good shape despite storm damage

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Crops in Saskatchewan were in mostly good to excellent shape as of July 15 although storms had caused serious damage, the province said on Thursday in its weekly crop report. • Percentage of crop in good/excellent condition: spring wheat 86 per cent; durum 88 per cent; oats 86 per cent; barley 81 per cent; canola […] Read more

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