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Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 1, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early blast of snow and cold across the Prairies has delayed harvest operations for a mustard crop already running behind normal, with quality downgrades expected for any mustard still in the field. “It has to be absolutely flattened,” said mustard buyer Walter Dyck of Olds Products at Lethbridge on the effect of […] Read more

A photo from John Deere’s Sept. 17, 2019 rollout of its 6M tractor series for 2020. (Deere.ca)

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Deere to lay off 163 U.S. workers as trade war dents demand

By Rajesh Kumar Singh October 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Deere and Co. on Tuesday announced indefinite layoffs for 163 U.S. manufacturing workers at plants in Illinois and Iowa that make agricultural, forestry and construction equipment, citing decreased customer demand. The layoffs come week after the company said it would reduce production by 20 per cent at its facilities in Illinois […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Soy tops two-month high on China buying, inventory shock

By Tom Polansek October 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures prices rose to the highest level in more than two months on Tuesday, adding to gains from the previous session when Chinese purchases and a lower-than-expected estimate of U.S. stockpiles buoyed prices. Corn also advanced after rallying four per cent on Monday as a quarterly U.S. Department of […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn rally on smaller-than-expected stockpiles

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News September 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — China bought more U.S. soybeans on Monday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported crop stockpiles were smaller than traders expected, sending futures prices to nine-week highs. Corn futures set an eight-week high after the USDA report also showed tighter-than-expected inventories of the yellow grain. Farmers welcomed the rallies after crop […] Read more

Unharvested canola under snow in October 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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Feed Watch: Sept. 30, 2019

By GFM Staff September 30, 2019

Snow — every farmer’s least-favourite four-letter word — hammered southern Saskatchewan and Alberta Sunday night and Monday, shutting down harvest, at least for now. That’s bad news for crop producers because farmers across the Prairies are already behind multi-year averages for harvest progress. Alberta The latest crop report notes that farmers are 12 per cent […] Read more

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Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm September 30, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canola futures finished up at Monday’s close, boosted by a weather premium after a low-pressure system brought considerable snowfall to parts of Alberta over the weekend. Snow was mostly concentrated in the southern region of the province. Calgary and surrounding areas received around 30 centimetres of snow, according to preliminary results from Environment […] Read more

Crops, Markets

USDA’s jump in soybean stocks comes in below forecasts

By Glen Hallick September 30, 2019

MarketsFarm — Although stocks of soybeans in the U.S. were estimated Monday to have increased dramatically compared to their year-ago level, the amount of that increase fell short of market expectations. In the Grain Stocks report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), total soybean stocks as of Sept. 1 were estimated to […] Read more

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Funds cover some shorts in grains, oilseeds

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 30, 2019

MarketsFarm — The net fund short position in canola was reduced slightly during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Speculators also bought back some of their bearish bets in soybeans and corn, the CoT report noted. The net managed money […] Read more

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Vape product concerns weigh on cannabis companies

By Nichola Saminather September 30, 2019

Toronto | Reuters — A U.S. recommendation that consumers avoid vaping products containing the active ingredient in marijuana ahead of their legalization in Canada next month could be a blow to Canadian cannabis companies’ hopes that the higher-margin products will help propel them to profitability. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Storms leave close to 1,000 hail claims on Prairies

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News September 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — There were almost 1,000 claims for hail damage across the Prairies following a series of storms Sept. 15-20, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). The CCHA said the most destructive of the storms during that week came on Sept. 17. “There is significant damage from this late–season storm. There was heavy […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Deere to lay off 163 U.S. workers as trade war dents demand

U.S. grains: Soy tops two-month high on China buying, inventory shock

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rally on smaller-than-expected stockpiles

Feed Watch: Sept. 30, 2019

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

USDA’s jump in soybean stocks comes in below forecasts

Funds cover some shorts in grains, oilseeds

Vape product concerns weigh on cannabis companies

Storms leave close to 1,000 hail claims on Prairies

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