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ICE July 2019 canola (candlesticks) with CBOT July 2019 soybeans (green) and 20-day moving average (yellow). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways, waiting for news

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain stuck in a sideways trading range overall waiting for some fresh market-moving news. “April is usually the quietest month of the year for us,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. In addition to large world oilseed supplies overhanging […] Read more

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

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

By Glen Hallick April 17, 2019

MarketsFarm –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is currently a bear-market, according to broker Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers. “It’s like the markets are saying ‘Show me something, we’ll take anything,’ but the bears are winning,” he said, noting there has been almost no news to drive the market in a bullish manner. […] Read more

MGEX May 2019 wheat, with 20-day moving average (in orange) and CBOT May 2019 wheat (yellow). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures edge higher in turnaround from losses

By Tom Polansek April 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from falls to one-month lows a day earlier on the Chicago Board of Trade and contract lows in Kansas City and Minneapolis markets. Soybean futures set a five-month low, while corn futures also eased. Tuesday’s wheat price drop attracted bargain buying and […] Read more

A teaspoon of productive soil generally contains anywhere from 100 million to one billion bacteria, says Dr. Elaine Ingham, microbiologist and founder of Soil Food Web Inc.

Crops, Features, Forages

Building healthy soil for forages

Research group targets five basic principles to improve soil health

By Kelly Sidoryk April 17, 2019

Feed the soil and everything gets better, says Brian Harper, Manitoba beef producer and 2018 Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) winner. Harper’s focus has moved from the livestock, down to the plants and now to the soil and the below-ground activity. “I have realized the cattle are just a tool.” Many ranchers are starting to acknowledge […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Benchmark report out for fababeans, feed peas

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News April 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — Alberta Pulse Growers on Monday released Feed Benchmark Bi-Weekly Reports, providing “a consistent and unbiased estimate of the feeding value of low-tannin fababeans and feed peas” in central Alberta, central Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba. Comparing fababean and feed pea prices to other feed grains, the report stated, “Grains are softening further on the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures tumble on increasing global supply estimates

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Tuesday with strong crop ratings and increased forecasts for global harvests pushing Chicago Board of Trade wheat to a one-month low. Wheat prices came under pressure after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a weekly report issued late on Monday, rated 60 per cent […] Read more

Parrish and Heimbecker’s domed grain terminal at Hamilton, in 2011. (ParrishandHeimbecker.com)

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Parrish and Heimbecker to expand Hamilton flour mill, terminal

By GFM Staff April 16, 2019

Prairie grain handler and processor Parrish and Heimbecker plans to become the single biggest user of Ontario-grown wheat with a major expansion of its newest flour mill. The privately-held Winnipeg company on Tuesday announced expansion work is now underway on both its mill and adjacent Lake Ontario harbour terminal at Hamilton. Few details were available […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Views differ on crop exports to China other than canola

By Glen Hallick April 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — Depending on whom one has spoken with, there are differing views as to grain exports to China other than canola. The federal government has stated there have been no export issues outside of canola. “The current actions taken by China are limited to canola seed, and we have not received any indication of […] Read more

File photo of rice growing near Pune in Maharashtra, western India. (ePhotocorp/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Near-normal monsoon expected in India

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News April 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — Monsoon rains in India are expected to be near normal in 2019, according to the first long-range forecast of the year from the India Meteorological Department. The southwest monsoon typically runs from June through September. It provides crucial moisture for the country’s agriculture sector, as it accounts for roughly 70 per cent of […] Read more

A freighter is loaded with grain from a terminal at Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Machinery

Regulator rips CN’s use of freight embargoes at West Coast

By GFM Staff April 15, 2019

Canadian National Railway has been found in breach of its service obligations on grain and other traffic by a federal regulator aiming to crack down on the company’s use of freight embargoes. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Monday released its determination on “possible freight rail service issues in the Vancouver area” last fall. The regulator […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways, waiting for news

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

U.S. grains: Wheat futures edge higher in turnaround from losses

Building healthy soil for forages

Pulse weekly outlook: Benchmark report out for fababeans, feed peas

U.S. grains: Wheat futures tumble on increasing global supply estimates

Parrish and Heimbecker to expand Hamilton flour mill, terminal

Views differ on crop exports to China other than canola

Near-normal monsoon expected in India

Regulator rips CN’s use of freight embargoes at West Coast

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