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“It’s pretty hard to digest, but I still say Russia needs money. They don’t want to stop any grain shipments that they can…” says one Illinois commodity trader. Photo: MaxZolotukhin/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Russian flip-flop upsets markets, little change after Fed announcement

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MarketsFarm – A pair of announcements affected the Chicago Board of Trade by different magnitudes on Nov. 2. Four days after Russian officials said the country was pulling out of an agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments on the Black Sea, the Russian government announced on Nov. 2 it changed its mind and will re-enter […] Read more
Interpreting a silage feed test
Livestock

Interpreting a silage feed test

A ruminant nutritionist unpacks the numbers from a real feed test

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If you want to know the nutrient quality of forage, you must have it analyzed. It always pays to test dry forages, but it’s also worth testing silages, grains and water. When comparing different feeds, always compare the values on a “dry basis” to remove the moisture effect of results. Barry Yaremcio of Yaremcio Ag […] Read more
A combine in the Interlake runs against the setting sun on Nov. 1, 2022, in an effort to wrap up harvest. Photo: Greg Berg
Crops, Markets

Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring

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MarketsFarm – Wet spring conditions delayed seeding operations across much of Manitoba to start the 2022 growing season, but warm summer conditions allowed for good development with yields for most crops showing a marked improvement over the drought-stricken 2021 harvest, according to the final crop report of the season from Manitoba Agriculture. On a crop-by-crop […] Read more
Mycotoxins, such as vomitoxin, are produced primarily by Gibberella ear moulds (seen here) and can be disruptive when fed to livestock, especially hogs. Photo: OMAFRA
Corn, Crops, Reuters

U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies

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Chicago | Reuters – A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some U.S. corn harvested this fall, causing headaches for growers and livestock producers and forcing ethanol plants and grain elevators to scrutinize grain deliveries. The situation is another hit to global grain supplies that have sunk to the lowest in a decade since Russia […] Read more
Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas
Markets, Reuters

Ukraine grain export deal back on as Russia resumes participation

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Ankara/Kyiv | Reuters – Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger. Moscow announced the sudden reversal after Turkey and the United Nations helped keep Ukrainian grain flowing for several days […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on short-covering; wheat, corn also higher

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose about 2 per cent on Tuesday, buoyed by short-covering as the U.S. harvest winds down, hopes for export sales to China and uncertainty about the availability of South American supplies, traders said. Wheat futures turned higher, rallying from early declines as traders focused on uncertainty about grain shipments from […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up 6 per cent after Russia quits Black Sea pact; corn, soy firm

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures jumped 6 per cent, hitting a two-week high, and corn rose more than 1 per cent on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a Black Sea export agreement raised concerns over global supplies. Soybeans followed the trend, with the most-active January SF3 contract setting a one-month top. As of 1:08 p.m. […] Read more
The general manager of a pulse processing plant in Saskatchewan predicts “stability” in organic markets for 2023. Photo: Getty Images
Crops, Markets

Webinar reveals thoughts on present, future of organic markets

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MarketsFarm – Ten representatives from companies buying or producing organic crops took part in a webinar discussing the markets for those crops hosted by SaskOrganics on Oct. 27. The marketing webinars, which are held bi-annually before spring seeding and after harvest, are designed to connect organic grain buyers and producers as well as provide information […] Read more
Supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro block highway BR-060, during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who won a third term following the presidential election run-off, in Abadiania, Brazil, October 31, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino
Markets, Reuters

Trucker blockades in Brazil increase in wake of Bolsonaro election loss

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Sao Paulo | Reuters – Truckers who support Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro escalated their protests on Monday, blocking roads in 16 states in an action that could affect agricultural exports in one of the world’s top food producers. Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s election to leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but has yet to concede […] Read more

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