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Grains-U.S. corn drops 1.7 per cent on rainier Midwest forecast

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn prices fell 1.7 per cent on Wednesday as weather models suggested the coming weeks could be rainier than previously thought in the grain belt, easing some fears about heat and dryness. Soybeans were mixed as the more favorable weather outlook pressured post-harvest prices while strong processor demand and thin nearby stocks underpinned the […] Read more
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Warm August, wet fall seen for Prairies

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Warm, dry weather conditions in the Canadian Prairies are expected to continue during August, before making way to a wet fall, Drew Lerner, senior agriculture meteorologist with World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, said. “I think we’ll be going back into a wetter bias later in the growing season, and it’ll linger into the early […] Read more
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Alberta crops on schedule to avoid fall frosts

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The majority of crops in Alberta are developing at a good pace, with most areas on schedule to avoid fall frosts, according to a provincial crop specialist. Neil Whatley, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development said that most of the province has received beneficial weather recently, which has helped fields develop at a […] Read more
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Southwest Manitoba crops affected by storm: report

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Reading Time: < 1 minute A storm system that brought heavy rains, strong winds and hail to the Southwestern region of Manitoba caused some damage to crops during the week ended July 15, a report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives said. According to the report, the storm affected field and forage crops, as well as shelterbelts and farm […] Read more
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Western Canadian CWRS wheat bids down, CPRS up

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cash wheat bids across Western Canada saw some mixed activity during the week ended July 15, with CWRS bids edging lower and CPRS prices moving higher. CWRS bids moved lower, following the Minneapolis wheat futures market while CPRS bids followed Kansas City wheat futures higher. On July 15, average spot bids for 13.5% CWRS acrossManitoba, […] Read more
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Hail beats up southern Alberta for a second year

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Southern Alberta has had quite a beating from Mother Nature this summer. The hail season started early with crop-damaging hailstorms during the last week of May in both Lethbridge and Vulcan areas. Storms were particularly violent and widespread over July 5-8, when some motorists reported driving through hailstorms as tough as any winter storm and […] Read more
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U.S. crop weather not picture-perfect, but pretty good

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Corn and soybean growing weather in the U.S. Midwest this week will not be ideal, but overall it should be satisfactory in most key acreage areas, agricultural meteorologists said on Monday. • Global Weather Monitoring said the forecasts were not perfect for crop-growing conditions but it also will not be ultra hot or dry. • […] Read more
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Canadian chickpea prices expected to trend downward

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian chickpea prices are expected to move lower in the near future due to various outside factors coming from India and Pakistan, Greg Kostal, president of Kostal Ag Consulting in Winnipeg said. “The parameters have been in place for a while,” he said. “The strength in the Indian rupee has kept Indian offers of chickpeas […] Read more
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Stripe rust seen hindered in S. Alta. wheat

Reading Time: < 1 minute A survey of a dozen winter and spring wheat field in southern Alberta has turned up traces in two winter wheat fields, but none in spring wheat fields. A stripe rust update issued Thursday from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development reported the finding from Dr. Denis Gaudet and his crew at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s […] Read more
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Manitoba corn crop flourishing amid hot weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba’s corn crop has been flourishing amid recent hot weather — so much so, that most of the crops are now at the average stage of development, despite being planted later than normal. “Everything is looking really, really good at this point,” said Morgan Cott, field agronomist with the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. “It’s grown […] Read more

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