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ICE July 2019 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Uncertain U.S. soy prospects boost canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 29, 2019

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed sharply higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting their best levels in more than a month as strength in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex provided spillover support. “We have a bit of a short-covering rally going on in canola,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 soybeans, with July 2019 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

By Glen Hallick May 29, 2019

MarketsFarm — Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are trying to play catch-up in what has become a weather market, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Corn planting in the U.S. was far behind its five-year average due to persistent wet conditions, he said, and that created the scenario of U.S. farmers […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ADM to combine grain trading, oilseed businesses

By Reuters May 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Global grains trader Archer Daniels Midland said Wednesday it will consolidate five business units into four in the company’s second reorganization in just over a year as adverse weather and a U.S.-China trade dispute threaten profits. ADM will combine its grain trading and oilseeds segments into a new business unit called […] Read more

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Features, Forages

Management key when evaluating forage production

By Piper Whelan May 28, 2019

What should you consider when evaluating the performance of grazing systems and forage production? According to Sean McGrath, management is the factor least often measured in the forage industry, but doing so can keep you accountable for your management decisions and positively impact performance. McGrath, who ranches with his family at Vermilion, Alta., discussed this […] Read more

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stable after recent price increases

By Glen Hallick May 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — Prices for red and green lentils have stabilized after they increased, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Red lentil prices began to rise about two to three weeks ago, he said, as shipments were made to India with the exporter increasing the price. “I would love to see a firm […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

By Mark Weinraub May 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures surged 4.1 per cent to their highest levels in nearly three years on Tuesday, supported by planting delays across key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest following heavy rains, traders said. The adverse weather in the Midwest and Plains also fuelled rallies in the soybean and wheat markets […] Read more

Crops

Federal ‘Product of Canada’ food guidelines under review

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News May 28, 2019

Food processors wanting to make “Product of Canada” or “Made in Canada” label claims for their wares might not have to be as strict on their use of Canadian ingredients, under proposed changes to labelling guidelines. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday announced public consultations and a public comment period, to run until June […] Read more

Crops, Peas

Manitoba ag minister upbeat about peas

By Glen Hallick May 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — Earlier this month Manitoba’s minister of agriculture, Ralph Eichler, took to Twitter to sing the praises of dry peas. “Peas will become the next successful crop in Manitoba. Thank you for believing in the future,” Eichler tweeted. Part of the minister’s optimism stems from global corporate giant Roquette constructing the world’s largest pea […] Read more

Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks at Cigi in Winnipeg on March 13, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Canola, Crops

Timing not yet set on expanded advance payments for canola

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — With no clear end in sight to the dispute between China and Canada over Canadian canola, producers are anxious to know how and when they might access support programs to maintain cash flow. Since plans to help canola growers through expansions to the federal Advance Payments Program (APP) were announced May 1, there […] Read more

Precipitation percentiles on the Prairies for the period of April 1 to May 23, 2019. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Drought Watch)

Crops, Pasture, Weather

Prairie dryness concerns to persist

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Large areas of Western Canada remain on the dry side, with little moisture in the immediate forecasts. And while it’s still early in the growing season, the interplay of conflicting patterns from the south and north will determine whether the dry areas receive timely precipitation during the growing season. “We are looking at […] Read more

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Crops

ICE weekly outlook: Uncertain U.S. soy prospects boost canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

ADM to combine grain trading, oilseed businesses

Management key when evaluating forage production

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stable after recent price increases

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

Federal ‘Product of Canada’ food guidelines under review

Manitoba ag minister upbeat about peas

Timing not yet set on expanded advance payments for canola

Prairie dryness concerns to persist

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