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Outlook improves for Prairies’ winter cereals

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm October 19, 2017

CNS Canada — Following concerns in September about seeding winter cereals in dry conditions, acres are down but crops seeded in Western Canada are doing good heading into the winter. “Very little moisture is required in the fall to get that seed to germinate and start growing, especially if it’s been seeded shallow,” said Amanda […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat nears four-week low on weak export demand

By Julie Ingwersen October 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell to a near four-week low on Monday on plentiful global inventories and weak demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Soybeans turned down after touching a two-week high and corn drifted lower on a day when U.S. government offices, including the Department of Agriculture, were closed for the […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

By Terry Fries September 14, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta are limiting winter cereal seeding so far, as farmers wait for rain. But that’s not the best strategy, according to Cordon Geisam, the southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta territorial manager for FP Genetics, a Regina-based seed company that deals in fall rye hybrids. […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

By Julie Ingwersen May 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The earliest reports from the start of the U.S. hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety. “It’s probably a foregone conclusion at this […] Read more

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Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

By Jade Markus April 12, 2017

CNS Canada — A mix of freezing and warming conditions put Manitoba’s winter cereals in uncertain condition, following months of promising weather, according to the head of an industry group. Manitoba’s winter wheat and fall rye crops had ample snow cover throughout the winter, which supported crops, but more recently, conditions turned slushy, then froze […] Read more

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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

Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat market watching weather closely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2017

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures posted sharp losses over the past few weeks, but values found support on Tuesday as weather forecasts provide nearby direction, according to an analyst. Minneapolis and Kansas City wheat contracts lost roughly US30-40 cents per bushel over the past month, as ample world supplies weighed on values. “We’ve certainly […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Winter Wheat

U.S. farmers cut winter wheat acres to 108-year low

By Mark Weinraub January 12, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers slashed their winter wheat plantings to the lowest in more than a century as supplies of the grain ballooned to a 29-year high, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday. USDA also dialed back its harvest estimates for the U.S. soybean and corn crops but 2016-17 marketing year production of […] Read more

Stripe rust overwintered further north than usual going into the 2016 growing season, Cargill’s Linda Freitag said at SWAC. (OMAFRA photo)

Crops, Weather

Greig: Lessons learned from Ontario crops’ pest pressures

By John Greig January 9, 2017

The warmer winter and subsequent drought defined the 2016 cropping season in Ontario, resulting in more disease and insect pressures and then challenges managing them. Three agronomists gave an overview of the 2016 cropping season at the SouthWest Agricultural Conference in Ridgetown, outlining challenges and wins for the year. Leanne Freitag, Cargill’s manager of agronomy […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 4, 2016

CNS Canada — Minneapolis spring wheat futures are pulling away from their winter wheat counterparts, as quality issues with the North American spring wheat crop bring in protein premiums, according to an analyst who said there was more room to the upside in spring wheat. Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts hit 10-year lows […] Read more

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Outlook improves for Prairies’ winter cereals

U.S. grains: Wheat nears four-week low on weak export demand

Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

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

U.S. wheat market watching weather closely

U.S. farmers cut winter wheat acres to 108-year low

Greig: Lessons learned from Ontario crops’ pest pressures

MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

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