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Prairie seeding outlook improves with heat

Reading Time: 2 minutes Warm, dry weather has greatly reduced fears of delayed planting due to flooding in Western Canada. In the biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, Saskatchewan, seeding of durum and peas is getting underway this week in the southwest, with the pace expected to quickly pick up in other areas as the sun dries and warms up […] Read more
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McMillan: Kansas wheat conditions remain variable

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The annual Wheat Quality Council tour has confirmed expectations of poor crops across most of Kansas and neighbouring states. Scouts on the tour determined an average yield of 41.1 bushels per acre, 18 per cent below the tour’s thoughts last year. In 2012, the tour estimated Kansas yield at 49.1 bushels per acre. The U.S. […] Read more
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WeatherFarm aims to boost service under new ownership

Reading Time: 2 minutes Prairie farmers can expect to see an “enhanced selection” of online weather and agronomic tools from WeatherFarm.com, following the recent transfer of the program to new owners. The network has been purchased from the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) through a new partnership between Glacier Media and agricultural meteorology firm Weather INnovations Inc., in the form […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Improving weather drags Prairie wheat bids down

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cash bids for Canada Western red spring (CWRS) wheat across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended May 6, as concerns over North American wheat production prospects eased. On May 6, average spot bids for 13.5 per cent CWRS across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around C$278 per tonne ($7.57 per bushel) […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Pearce: Lots of anticipation, not much Ont. planting yet

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The status of winter annual weeds, and the progress of nitrogen application on wheat, were two of the key topics at the latest biweekly meeting of certified crop advisors (CCAs) and provincial ministry staff, near Exeter, Ont. This marked the second such meeting of dealers, retailers and consultants, yet in the time between this meeting […] Read more
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U.S. soy jumps on tight stocks, notching weekly gain

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures jumped more than one per cent on Friday while corn fell early and then trimmed losses as tight domestic supplies and strong cash markets prompted investors to cover short positions. Other financial markets also supported agriculture futures. Crude oil rose sharply and the Thomson Reuters-Jefferies index of 19 commodities hit a three-week […] Read more
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U.S. corn up on tight stocks, planting delays

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures surged two per cent to their highest levels in more than a month on Thursday, boosted by tight supplies and by a wet spring that may cause corn acres to be switched to soybeans. Wheat futures also gained as an annual crop tour surveyed fields damaged by drought and freezing temperatures. The […] Read more

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