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U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

By Karl Plume October 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed for a second day on Tuesday on expectations for improved demand following a recent price slump and as a rainy weather outlook for the Midwest threatened to stall harvesting. Futures jumped sharply on Monday on news of a newly negotiated U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a replacement […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Canadian canola could make its way into Australia

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm September 28, 2018

CNS Canada — A potential shortage of canola on Australia’s east coast has the oilseed industry there musing about the potential of importing Canadian canola to keep processing plants going. A story Tuesday on the Australian website Farm Online quoted Australian Oilseeds Federation CEO Nick Goddard as explaining the potential for Canadian canola to make […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn seems headed for lower yields

By Terry Fries September 27, 2018

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn crop harvest is getting underway earlier than expected, which could point to potential yield problems. While it’s too early to provide firm yield estimates, Morgan Cott, field agronomist for the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, said some high-moisture corn was already harvested in mid-September, and regular grain corn harvest got underway […] Read more

Harvested Saskatchewan lentils. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 25, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s a mixed bag in many ways for Saskatchewan’s pulse crops this year, as a dry summer and late rains have meant different things for various crops. According to one industry expert, though, the overall picture doesn’t look bad. “I think overall, if you assess the entire province, it will come in […] Read more

A sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News September 20, 2018

CNS Canada — Luc Remillard expects to be one happy farmer next week. He’s expecting to get into sunflower fields on land he farms with his father in Manitoba’s southern Red River Valley. “It’s right up there with any bumper crop that we’ve had the valley here,” he said. Remillard, who farms near St. Joseph, […] Read more

Crops, Weather

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

By MarketsFarm Team September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Record-setting rain and floods in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Florence have destroyed the state’s poultry sector with 3.4 million chickens and turkeys reported killed. Pig losses are estimated at 5,500. Widespread power outages and flooded roads are making it difficult to get help to abandoned livestock operations. The state is home […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean yields unlikely to top 2017’s

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 18, 2018

CNS Canada — A lack of rain at key times during the summer of 2018 has left Manitoba’s edible bean crop unlikely to match last year’s yields. Last year’s yield was about 2,000 lbs./acre on average, but according to provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange, that won’t be the case this year. “I think for this […] Read more

(Giuseppe Carotenuto photo courtesy FAO)

Crops, Weather

Canada’s ag output seen likely rising under climate change

By MarketsFarm Team September 18, 2018

CNS Canada — A new United Nations report suggests just how climate change will reshape agriculture by 2050 — and that Canada’s production capacity stands to benefit. International trade will play an ever-larger role in helping to feed people in food-deficient regions, as warmer temperatures and less precipitation will damage yields in many tropical areas, […] Read more

A Sept. 12 view from the International Space Station down the eye of Hurricane Florence, which has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone. (NASA photo)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Florence shuts down U.S. slaughterhouses

By Lisa Baertlein, Tom Polansek September 18, 2018

Chicago/Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. food companies kept slaughter plants shut on Monday in southeastern states swamped by Hurricane Florence as flash floods collapsed the walls of at least two hog manure pits, made roads undriveable and delayed rail shipments. Catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Florence, which has dumped up to 36 inches of rain […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Downgrades likely for Alberta crops

By Terry Fries September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Snow and wet weather through a large swath of northern and central Alberta are causing havoc for farmers and will likely put more feed grains into the market. But normal harvest price discounts are still not as great as expected, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Feed grain prices […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

Canadian canola could make its way into Australia

Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn seems headed for lower yields

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean yields unlikely to top 2017’s

Canada’s ag output seen likely rising under climate change

Florence shuts down U.S. slaughterhouses

Feed weekly outlook: Downgrades likely for Alberta crops

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