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U.S. grains: Wheat drops on outlook for Plains rains

By Mark Weinraub March 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday, led lower by a 1.9 per cent drop in K.C. hard red winter wheat amid forecasts for improving weather for crop development in key U.S. growing areas. “The U.S. Plains were dry over the weekend, but the next precip(itation) chance is on the way later […] Read more

In this photo of a wilt-affected plant’s stem at harvest, black microsclerotia can be seen just below the surface layer. (Gov.mb.ca/agriculture)

Canola, Crops

No point in quarantine for verticillium wilt, CFIA says

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 18, 2017

Slapping federal quarantines on canola fields with verticillium wilt wouldn’t serve much purpose, since the yield-robbing fungi is already in all of Canada’s major canola-growing areas, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. While the agency itself is recommending against regulation, CFIA on Wednesday posted a draft of a risk management document on verticillium wilt, seeking […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Speculation shrouds grain demand, rejections from Egypt

By Jade Markus March 17, 2017

CNS Canada — Egypt, the world’s biggest buyer of wheat, rejected three cargoes of the grain last week — its first rejections since it overhauled its inspection system and relaxed its import policy last fall. Three cargoes of wheat — two Russian, one Argentinian — purchased by Egyptian grain buyer GASC were rejected last week […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures firm

By Mark Weinraub March 17, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed slightly higher on Friday, as their recent rally from multi-week lows ran out of steam in the absence of fresh fundamental news, traders said. Soybeans weakened, their ninth decline in 10 sessions as the market remained anchored by expectations of a record crop in Brazil. […] Read more

PAMI researchers install a probe in a canola bin as part of a temperature monitoring study, which ran from June through to mid-August 2016. (PAMI.ca)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 16, 2017

For farmers who plan to keep canola in bins through the hottest months of the year, a new Prairie study suggests that to manage bin temperature, less handling is better. Having set out to study how best to manage higher-moisture canola over the spring and summer, a team from the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on export demand, technical rebound

By Julie Ingwersen March 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Thursday climbed on better-than-expected weekly export sales data and bargain buying after the May contract hit a two-month low this week, analysts said. Soybeans also rebounded after lows set this week, while wheat finished flat. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up 2-1/2 cents at $3.66 […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Reuters

Ameropa to shut malting barley trading firm Interbrau

By Reuters March 16, 2017

Hamburg | Reuters — Swiss-based grain trading group Ameropa AG said Thursday it will end its involvement in malting barley trading and close its Hamburg-based malting barley trading house Interbrau GmbH at the end of 2017. “This decision is mainly driven by the fact that the malting barley market did not develop as Ameropa had […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

By Jo Winterbottom, P.J. Huffstutter March 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed halting funding for rural clean water initiatives and reducing county-level staff, for a 21 per cent drop in discretionary spending at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a White House budget document. The $4.7 billion in cuts would leave USDA with a budget of […] Read more

university of Manitoba forage breeder doug Cattani says there’s not much incentive for private companies to invest in perennial crops for which they can’t sell seed every year.

Crops, Forages

Who will breed the next generation?

Forages aren’t only suffering from a shortage of research dollars, but a shortage of researchers to do the work if the money were available

By Ron Friesen March 15, 2017

See if you can answer these two skill-testing agricultural questions. What is the largest crop in Canada? Which crop has one of the poorest records for funding research and breeding programs? If you answered “forages” to both, you’re right. You’ve also put your finger on a chronic problem in Canada’s forage industry. Statistics show the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola under pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 15, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted large losses during the week ended Wednesday, and could be due for further declines as outside market influences remain bearish. “There are no bullish factors in the market at all,” said Wayne Palmer, senior market analyst with Agri-Trend Canada, adding “we’re going lower, before we’re going […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat drops on outlook for Plains rains

No point in quarantine for verticillium wilt, CFIA says

Speculation shrouds grain demand, rejections from Egypt

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Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

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Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

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