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Argentine wheat seedings slowed by rain

By MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Argentina’s hope for a near-record wheat crop have been dampened by excessive rain and below-average seedings. With planting nearly complete, the United States Department of Agriculture office in Buenos Aires has estimated the Argentine wheat crop at 12.8 million acres. That falls about one million acres below the official USDA forecast of […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Asian taste for western diet boosts Australian wheat

By MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Vietnam has quietly grown to become Australia’s second largest export destination for wheat. Driving the demand is the iconic banh mi, a Vietnamese baguette-style sandwich filled with pork or chicken and spices. Vietnam imports 1.5 million tonnes of Australian wheat, based on 2016 figures, compared to 380,000 tonnes 10 years ago, said […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canola market dips to rally, heat stress hits wheat crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 31, 2017

CNS Canada – The ICE Canada canola market had a bit of a wild ride during the week ended July 28, with the November contract falling to its lowest level of the past month at one point before the brakes were hit on the drop and the market rallied $25 in three days. Fund traders […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Grain grading changes for Western Canada

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 27, 2017

The Canadian Grain Commission has announced several grain grading changes for the 2017 to 2018 crop year in Western Canada that will take effect August 1, 2017: It has added an ergot tolerance of 0.05 per cent in all grades of fababeans and chickpeas; Changed the tolerance for grasshopper and army worm damage from eight […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Drought hits parts of North Dakota spring wheat prospects

By Julie Ingwersen July 26, 2017

Minot / Reuters – Spring wheat crops in central and northwestern North Dakota were showing the effects of hot, dry conditions and yield prospects were down sharply from a year ago, scouts on an annual crop tour said Wednesday. “The early-planted stuff looks the toughest,” said Dave Green, executive vice president of the Wheat Quality […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Global buyers of quality wheat face disappointment in Canada

By Julie Ingwersen, Rod Nickel July 20, 2017

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Buyers looking to Canada for high-quality wheat to make bread as drought roils output in the northern U.S. may be thwarted, as dry weather has also hit crops there. Wheat plants with the high protein content needed to bake bread have shrivelled in the U.S., one of the world’s top exporters, […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat, barley commissions’ single checkoffs set

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 7, 2017

The post-deregulation era of Prairie grain research and market development funding is cleared to begin, as the three Prairie provinces’ wheat and barley commissions have set new single checkoffs on Prairie wheat and barley, all starting Aug. 1. The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) on Wednesday announced that when the Western Canadian Deduction […] Read more

Poorly-treated wheat seed, inoculated with f. graminearum. Photo: Lisa Guenther

Cereals, Crops

Know how to identify these three seedling diseases

By Lisa Guenther June 23, 2017

Seedling diseases can weaken cereals, leaving plants susceptible to other stresses, Brittney Kroeker told attendees at Bayer’s SeedGrowth Solutions Expo in Saskatoon this spring. Kroeker went through some of the top seedling diseases in cereals. Here are her tips for identifying three seedling disease in cereals.

Crops, Markets

U.S. soy acreage forecast at all-time high despite plentiful stocks

By Mark Weinraub March 31, 2017

Reuters – U.S. farmers plan to seed a record amount of soybean acreage this spring, even with supplies trending near all-time highs, the government said Mar. 31. Growers will dial back their corn seedings this spring despite signs of firm demand as record stocks have cast a bearish tone over the futures and cash markets[...]
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Livestock, Market talk, Markets

Prepare for spring rally on barley and feed grains

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen February 6, 2017

Southern Alberta feedlots were buying feed barley in the range of $160/mt to $165/mt delivered over the past month; central Alberta operations were showing bids from $155/mt to $160/mt. Southern Manitoba feed mills have been buying barley with low vomitoxin levels from $155/mt to $165/mt but overall barley usage is limited in this region. Feed[...]
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Argentine wheat seedings slowed by rain

Asian taste for western diet boosts Australian wheat

Canola market dips to rally, heat stress hits wheat crops

Grain grading changes for Western Canada

Drought hits parts of North Dakota spring wheat prospects

Global buyers of quality wheat face disappointment in Canada

Prairie wheat, barley commissions’ single checkoffs set

Know how to identify these three seedling diseases

U.S. soy acreage forecast at all-time high despite plentiful stocks

Prepare for spring rally on barley and feed grains

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