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CBOT September 2019 corn with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

By Karl Plume August 6, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday as better-than-expected rain in parts of the Midwest and forecasts for more showers lessened concerns about further yield losses in dry areas of the farm belt. Wheat futures declined as pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and a firmer U.S. dollar dragged down […] Read more

Canola is flowering in most areas of Manitoba. Photo: Greg Berg

Crops, Weather

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

By MarketsFarm Team July 24, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Dry areas of Manitoba received much needed rain during the week ended July 22, with the majority of the province’s agricultural land now reporting optimal soil moisture conditions, according to the latest weekly report from Manitoba Agriculture. Warm and humid conditions helped with crop development in most areas of the province during the […] Read more

Reuters, Weather

Indonesia plans cloud seeding effort to avoid crop failure

By Bernadette Christina July 22, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jakarta | Reuters – Indonesia is preparing to carry out cloud seeding in an effort to trigger rainfall to prevent harvest failure and forest fire, the disaster mitigation agency’s spokesman said on Monday. The agency’s data shows that on July 22 about 20,269 hectares of agricultural land were at risk of harvest failure because of […] Read more

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (fifth from left) meets in Quebec City with provincial and territorial ag ministers. (CNW Group/Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

General, Markets, Weather

Ag ministers aim for AgriStability upgrades for 2020

By GFM Staff July 22, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Coming out of their meeting in Quebec City, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers for agriculture say they plan to meet again before year’s end to see about improving the AgriStability program for 2020. In a statement Friday, the ministers said they discussed “adjustments that could improve existing (business risk management) programs to address the […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Hay, Markets, Weather

Prairie hay shortage on horizon

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm July 19, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — While rain across the Prairies has eased concerns of an all-out drought, worries of a hay shortage going into winter haven’t ceased. Darren Chapman, a Virden, Man. producer and chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA), explained that regrowth following the first cut of hay has been strong. First-cut hay crops […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

By Tom Polansek July 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and better-than-expected U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition ratings added pressure on prices. Showers in parts of the Midwest and Mississippi Delta temporarily eased concerns about […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high

By Barbara Smith July 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain futures settled down on Monday after corn touched a five-year high and soybeans reached a one-year peak, as forecasts for rain in U.S. crop-growing areas eased concerns about hot, dry weather. A recent warm, dry spell had fueled worries that corn could be damaged during crucial […] Read more

A chickpea crop in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Weather threatens India’s crops

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm July 12, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — India is experiencing abnormal rain and weather patterns that have resulted in almost half of the country receiving drastically less rain than usual. In total, the entire country is experiencing about 12 per cent less precipitation than is normally expected. Particularly, provinces in India’s key pulse-growing region are experiencing significant droughts during a […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

By Tom Polansek July 12, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures exceeded a three-week high on Friday and soybeans advanced as forecasts for a heat wave fuelled concerns about potential damage to crops growing in farmers’ fields. Traders focused on worries about hot, dry conditions after heavy rains and flooding caused unprecedented delays in corn planting this spring. The […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Cargill quarterly profit drops on trade tensions, U.S. floods

By Karl Plume July 11, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a 41 per cent drop in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing supply disruptions stemming from the U.S.-China trade war and also flooding in the central United States that hit marketing and transportation of grains and livestock. Cargill, the largest privately held U.S. company, said adjusted […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

Indonesia plans cloud seeding effort to avoid crop failure

Ag ministers aim for AgriStability upgrades for 2020

Prairie hay shortage on horizon

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high

Pulse weekly outlook: Weather threatens India’s crops

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

Cargill quarterly profit drops on trade tensions, U.S. floods

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