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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted solid gains over the past month on the back of weather concerns in Argentina. While there’s more room to the upside from a technical standpoint, the fundamentals are starting to become old news. “I think the Argentine story is a little bit exaggerated, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets

Manitoba corn rides strong yields through bearish market

By Dave Sims January 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Even as large world supplies continue to weigh down the North American corn market, farmers in Manitoba can continue to hang their hats on strong yields, according to an industry expert. Manitoba’s average yield from the 2017 crop was 134 bushels an acre, according to Myron Krahn, president of the Manitoba Corn […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. corn, soy acreage to expand in 2018-19, USDA says

By Reuters November 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers are likely to expand plantings of both corn and soybeans while reducing wheat seedings for the upcoming marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday. The USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist forecast that farmers will seed 91 million acres of corn in the 2018-19 crop year, up […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Lower U.S. corn acres raise optimism for Manitoba growers

By Dave Sims June 6, 2017

CNS Canada — A wet spring in the U.S. has forced many farmers to switch out corn acres in favour of alternative crops — a practice that could potentially raise prices for Manitoba farmers, an industry watcher said. “It’s encouraging on the price outlook to see they (U.S. farmers) put less acres in,” said Myron […] Read more

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Farmers wait for fertilizer prices to fall amid oversupply

By Dave Sims May 31, 2017

CNS Canada — As more fertilizer plants are built around the world and U.S. corn acreage shrinks, the typical thinking holds that prices for urea and nitrogen should fall, but that hasn’t been the case so far for Canadian farmers. “They’re more on the steady side,” said Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Delayed planting on Prairies could reduce corn acres

By Dave Sims February 24, 2017

CNS Canada — Record yields for Manitoba corn last year have raised the attractiveness of the commodity for many growers. However, the chances for a delayed spring this year could dampen that enthusiasm, according to one industry watcher. “If we get into a delayed planting situation we may see producers switch their corn acres into […] Read more

A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Weather

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

By John Greig, GFM Network News December 9, 2016

Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers in Ontario knew this past summer: Hot and droughty conditions drove production of corn and soybeans almost 10 per cent lower than 2015 levels. StatsCan’s harvest report, released this week, also showed the large wheat crop in Ontario was a record, with a 56 per cent increase in […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. farmers surprisingly boost corn plantings, soy acres at record

By Mark Weinraub June 30, 2016

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers seeded more corn and soybeans than they had initially planned to during the spring, taking advantage of a rallying futures market and good weather to plant as much acreage as possible, government data showed on Thursday. The robust plantings will likely add to an ample supply base of both […] Read more

A wheat crop in progress on May 24, 2016 north of London, Ont. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Cereals, Crops

Wheat crops excel in Ontario

By Erin DeBooy June 9, 2016

CNS Canada — Ontario wheat producers are having a great start to the season, with healthy crops doubling in acreage from last year, according to a provincial cereals specialist. “Winter wheat crop this year is looking excellent,” said Joanna Follings, who works for the Ontario ministry of agriculture in Guelph. “We have some disease pressures […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans moving lower, corn up

By Jade Markus April 6, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade are both stuck in a trading range, one U.S. analyst says. Neither market is expected to see any dramatic swings on the week, but soybeans have downside potential, while corn could advance. Soybeans were able to break through a 200-day moving average, but […] Read more

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

Manitoba corn rides strong yields through bearish market

U.S. corn, soy acreage to expand in 2018-19, USDA says

Lower U.S. corn acres raise optimism for Manitoba growers

Farmers wait for fertilizer prices to fall amid oversupply

Delayed planting on Prairies could reduce corn acres

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

U.S. farmers surprisingly boost corn plantings, soy acres at record

Wheat crops excel in Ontario

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans moving lower, corn up

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