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U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report

By Barbara Smith July 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly export sales report that disappointed analysts. China, which is in a trade war with the United States and needs fewer soybeans as swine fever ravishes its pig herd, cancelled […] Read more

Alberta Pulse Growers expects this year’s lentil harvest to maintain five-year average yields. Photo: File

Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian lentil prices remain stable

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm July 25, 2019

MarketsFarm – Early summer was characterized by concerns that dry, hot weather across the Canadian Prairies would impede lentil yields. However, recently improved growing conditions meant lentil crops have stayed largely stable. “It’s a completely different scenario now than it was two weeks ago,” said Darwin Hamilton of Kalshae Commodities in Winnipeg. “A month ago […] Read more

Prices for wheat, corn and soybean could fall for the next 10 to 14 days. Photo: Getty Images

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE weekly outlook: Keep an eye on soybeans, loonie

By Glen Hallick July 25, 2019

MarketsFarm – For canola prices, the key influences will be soybeans as well as the Canadian dollar, according to Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, Alta. Anderson said soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher, due to trade negotiations between United States and China resuming on July 29. That could push […] Read more

Adverse weather has prompted producers to reduce herds again this year.

Cereals, Forages, Livestock, Pasture

Nitrate toxicity poses risk to cattle

Dry and cool conditions can cause issues when using annual crops as forage and fodder

By NDSU Agriculture Communication July 24, 2019

Haying and grazing season is underway and due to dry conditions more of the forage supply is consisting of small grains and cover crops. Although these crops offer flexibility in cropping systems and a great source of livestock feed, they could pose a risk of nitrate toxicity, according to Janna Block, livestock systems specialist at […] 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, GFM Network News July 24, 2019

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

Corn, Crops, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans and corn watching weather, waiting on acreage numbers

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 24, 2019

MarketsFarm – Shifting weather forecasts and trade talk rumours should keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few weeks, as participants wait on updated acreage numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s August 12 report will include results of an acreage resurvey […] Read more

Hot weather is posing a threat to corn crops in the U.S. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs as more hot, dry weather seen in U.S. Midwest

By P.J. Huffstutter July 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures rose off a three-week low on Wednesday, as the prospect of further hot weather in the U.S. Midwest affecting yields this fall, while soybeans were boosted by hopes that trade talks between the United States and China could be revived. The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board […] Read more

Even with exemption, U.S. soy can’t compete with Brazil, say traders.
Photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker

Reuters, Soybeans

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh July 24, 2019

Beijing | Reuters – Despite the carrot of a potential exemption from import tariffs, Chinese soybean crushers are unlikely to buy in bulk from the United States any time soon as they grapple with poor margins and longer-term doubts about Sino-U.S. trade relations, people familiar with the matter said. China imposed a 25 per cent […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures inch up as grains face choppy trading day

By Barbara Smith July 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain futures see-sawed on Tuesday, as technical trading left wheat prices flat, soybeans down and corn still stubbornly range-bound. CBOT corn futures ended the day on a positive note, but hopes of a significant price rally were quashed by conflicting cues that have left traders uneasy […] Read more

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts/File

Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. government to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

By Humeyra Pamuk July 23, 2019

Washington | Reuters – The U.S. government will pay farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China a minimum of $15 per acre under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of this week, Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. “We’ll have information for you before the week ends,” he told […] Read more

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

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U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report

Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian lentil prices remain stable

ICE weekly outlook: Keep an eye on soybeans, loonie

Nitrate toxicity poses risk to cattle

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans and corn watching weather, waiting on acreage numbers

U.S. grains: Corn climbs as more hot, dry weather seen in U.S. Midwest

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

U.S. grains: Corn futures inch up as grains face choppy trading day

U.S. government to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

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