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Standing corn north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Corn trading higher than barley

Seeding begins in Alberta

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MarketsFarm — Imported corn from the U.S. is still the grain of choice for feedlots in southern Alberta, despite the fact feed barley is at a slightly lower price right now. Corn traded on Wednesday at around $480 per tonne ($12.19 per bushel) in Lethbridge, said Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat climbs on new global supply concerns

Corn pressured by hopes of planting progress

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed for a second session on Thursday, underpinned by hot and dry weather across India that is likely to diminish that nation’s wheat export potential, while similar conditions erode U.S. winter wheat crops. Soybean and corn futures added after trading near even all day, as global supplies remain uncertain […] Read more
A washout on Manitoba PR 240, about 60 km north of the U.S. border, on May 2, 2022. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Alexis Stockford)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. spring wheat seeding near standstill

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MarketsFarm — A succession of weather events has pretty much brought spring planting in North Dakota and Minnesota to a standstill, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. The weekly crop progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated nationwide planting of spring wheat at 19 per cent complete […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (dark green line), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat jumps on India export concerns

Soy follows, corn mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures soared on Wednesday on reports that India, a major world producer, would restrict exports as a drought threatened its production even as the nation had hoped to fill a global export gap created by ongoing war in Ukraine. Soybean futures also gained, while corn traded near even, awaiting […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and orange lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn eases despite slow U.S. plantings

Soybeans, wheat fall but remain above multi-week lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Tuesday after initial gains, pressured by demand uncertainty despite adverse weather delays to U.S. planting progress, analysts said. Recent rainfall also pressured wheat, despite declining crop conditions, while soybeans moved lower on expectations of increased plantings if corn seedings continue to falter. The most-active corn contract […] Read more
A combine unloads wheat on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in western India on March 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather, Winter Wheat

Heat wave threatens India’s wheat output, export plans

Thin supplies, rising prices indicate lower output

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New Delhi | Reuters — India’s wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests, as a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March cut crop yields in the world’s second-biggest producer of the grain. The drop could curb Indian exports of the staple. Cashing in on a rally […] Read more
The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

USDA attache predicts large 2022-23 grain crops for Canada

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MarketsFarm — Canada is expected to see a 30 per cent increase in grain production in 2022-23, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service post in Ottawa. Expectations for improved yields for Prairie grain crops after the 2021-22 drought accounted for much of the projected increase, although USDA also cautioned […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to three-week lows

Wheat futures hit lowest since April 8; corn drops to one-week low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped to a more than three-week low on Monday, pressured by falling crude oil markets and delayed U.S. corn planting that some analysts think could push farmers to plant more soybeans. Corn fell ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly planting progress report on Monday afternoon, showing […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. EPA allows temporary summer sales of higher-ethanol fuel

Waiver seen as score for corn growers

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New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn farmers, as it will likely […] Read more

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