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ICE November 2021 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Rain needed to bolster canola crop

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News May 12, 2021

MarketsFarm | Rain — specifically, the lack thereof — is quickly becoming the key issue for canola values, according to Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Until now, dry conditions across much of the Prairies have not been much a factor in canola prices, he said. “We’ve got to get some rain in a […] Read more

Chickpeas. (Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea acres ‘sharply’ down

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 12, 2021

MarketsFarm — Despite prices higher than last year’s, Canada’s chickpea acres are expected to decline this year and, in turn, will result in less production in the 2021-22 crop year. High-delivered bids for Kabuli chickpeas, the type most commonly grown in Canada, run from 25 to 35 cents/lb., three to seven cents higher than last […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react to WASDE

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 12, 2021

MarketsFarm — Trading at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was mostly affected by the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates (WASDE) released earlier today. Corn, wheat and soybeans were all projected for greater worldwide production in the 2021-22 crop year compared to the previous year. Worldwide corn production is […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USDA expects record world wheat crop in 2021-22

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 12, 2021

MarketsFarm — The latest U.S. forecast puts world wheat production at a new record in 2021-22, with bigger crops in a number of countries more than offsetting expected decreases in Canada and Australia. According to the first outlook for the marketing year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, total world wheat production for 2021-22 is […] Read more

CBOT July 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (light and dark green lines) and CBOT May 2021 soyoil (yellow high/low/close and left column). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach highest since 2012 on supply woes

Corn, wheat down on WASDE report

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News May 12, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set an 8-1/2-year high on Wednesday after a key U.S. government crop report projected that supplies of the oilseed would remain tight even after the 2021 U.S. harvest. Soaring CBOT soybean oil futures lent support, with the thinly traded May soyoil contract reaching 72.32 cents/lb., an all-time high […] Read more

File photo of cattle grazing on Prince Edward Island. (ArodPEI/iStock/Getty Images)

Forages, Livestock, Pasture

Eastern drought zones set for livestock tax deferrals

Regions designated in P.E.I., N.S., N.B., Quebec

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 12, 2021

In a decision that may have come late for some, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and parts of southeastern Quebec and northwestern Nova Scotia have been declared drought zones for eligible livestock producers’ 2020 tax purposes. The federal government on Monday released its list and map of prescribed drought regions where tax deferral on sales […] Read more

CBOT July 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures top $16 for first time since 2012

Chicago corn, wheat also end higher

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News May 11, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. soybean futures jumped above US$16 a bushel on Tuesday for the first time since 2012 as traders focused on tightening feed grain supplies and dry weather in Brazil’s corn belt, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also posted sharp gains, with nearby contracts leading the way up. A weaker […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, Pasture

Live launch for Guardians of the Grasslands draws over 500 viewers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 11, 2021

After 18 months on the film festival circuit, Guardians of the Grasslands is now publicly available on YouTube. The short documentary, produced by Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, outlines the role of cattle in preserving Canada’s Prairie ecosystem. Between September 2019 and March 2021, the film was […] Read more

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Drought Monitor map for the Prairie provinces as of April 30, 2021. (AAFC)

Crops, Weather

‘Extreme drought’ expands in Prairies

Southern Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan parched

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 10, 2021

MarketsFarm — The newly released map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM) shows the Prairies’ ongoing drought getting worse. According to AAFC’s nationwide map released on Friday, southwestern Manitoba, parts of southern Saskatchewan and the southeast corner of Alberta are under CDM’s classification of Extreme (D3) drought as of April 30. Communities […] Read more

A wall in the medina (ancient city quarter) of Rabat, Morocco’s capital. (Cia.gov)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Morocco reimposing 170 per cent duty on hard wheat

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 10, 2021

Rabat | Reuters — Morocco will reimpose customs duty on soft and hard wheat of 135 and 170 per cent respectively from May 15 in order to cut imports at a time of higher prices in international markets, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government had said last week the duties would be reintroduced from […] Read more

New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

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New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

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ICE weekly outlook: Rain needed to bolster canola crop

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea acres ‘sharply’ down

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react to WASDE

USDA expects record world wheat crop in 2021-22

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach highest since 2012 on supply woes

Eastern drought zones set for livestock tax deferrals

U.S. grains: Soy futures top $16 for first time since 2012

Live launch for Guardians of the Grasslands draws over 500 viewers

‘Extreme drought’ expands in Prairies

Morocco reimposing 170 per cent duty on hard wheat

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