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Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

By Jade Markus August 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices are moving slowly with hand-to-mouth buying as the crop moves into harvest, when already low prices will likely hit a downtrend. However, prices will likely recover into autumn, depending on how farmers choose to act, from where one market analyst sits. “If the farmers aren’t willing to sell at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat bids mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Friday, with prices edging lower in the eastern Prairies and moving up in Alberta. Average CWRS prices were down by C$2-$4 per tonne in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but up by C$4-$9 in Alberta, according to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Midwest’s weather weighs down corn, soybeans

By Karl Plume August 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures were slightly higher on Monday as early support from government data on unplanted acres was largely offset by pressure from a rainy U.S. Midwest forecast that should bolster the crop at a key stage of development. Corn closed weak, anchored by favourable crop weather, while wheat shed more […] Read more

Barley, Market talk, Winter Wheat

Feed grain update

By Jerry Klassen August 17, 2015

I’ve received many inquiries regarding the feed grain outlook moving into the fall period. In the previous issue, I mentioned that corn and barley markets had potential to move higher if a minor yield problem materialized. Throughout May and June, a large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan received less than 40 per cent of normal […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Diesel not expected to follow gasoline’s sudden jump

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 14, 2015

CNS Canada –– Despite a recent spike of up to 20 cents per litre more for gasoline in some Prairie centres, diesel isn’t expected to follow the same trajectory. “For every three cents that gasoline has gone up, diesel has gone up one,” explained Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com in Toronto. On average, gas prices jumped […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Severe ‘food shocks’ seen more likely due to extreme weather

By Kate Kelland August 14, 2015

London | Reuters — Extreme weather such as intense storms, droughts and heatwaves will cause more frequent and severe food shortages as the global climate and food supply systems change, British and U.S. experts warned Friday. The pressure on the world’s food supplies is so great, and the increase in extreme weather events so rapid, […] Read more

Canola west of Pathlow in northeastern Saskatchewan on July 27, 2015. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Cooler temperatures, precipitation in store for Prairies

By Jade Markus August 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Alberta crops could be put at risk during the last week of September due to cooler weather, but for the most part, a U.S. meteorologist expects average to slightly above-average temperatures for the Prairies during harvest. Farmers will need to monitor temperatures during the last 10 days of September, as there will […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans resume slide, register big weekly loss

By Rod Nickel August 14, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as favourable rains were expected to move into the U.S. Midwest, finishing with a big weekly loss. An unexpected increase to the U.S. harvest outlook on Wednesday hung over the market, after soybeans, wheat and corn all rebounded in the previous session. Chicago wheat rose […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Lower loonie to boost U.S. demand for sunflowers

By Jade Markus, GFM Network News August 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba sunflowers are looking better than they have in recent years, despite minor pest pressure, in one agronomist’s view — and a lower Canadian dollar could be useful for producers looking to sell. Sunflower prices aren’t seeing a lot of movement right now, but demand is good — and with a lower […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

El Nino now seen more likely to last into spring

By Reuters August 13, 2015

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere’s early spring to 85 per cent, boosting the probability that drought-stricken California could see increased rains. The Climate Prediction Center, a U.S. National Weather Service agency, last month forecast an […] Read more

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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain, humidity delay harvest progress

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Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

Prairie cash wheat bids mixed

U.S. grains: Midwest’s weather weighs down corn, soybeans

Feed grain update

Diesel not expected to follow gasoline’s sudden jump

Severe ‘food shocks’ seen more likely due to extreme weather

Cooler temperatures, precipitation in store for Prairies

U.S. grains: Soybeans resume slide, register big weekly loss

Lower loonie to boost U.S. demand for sunflowers

El Nino now seen more likely to last into spring

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