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U.S. livestock: Supply jitters extend CME live cattle futures losses

By Theopolis Waters August 10, 2017

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, dragged down by growing worries about hefty near-term supplies, traders said. “We’ve got more numbers (cattle) out here and more numbers coming, and that’s just a Damocles sword over this market,” said Top Third Marketing analyst Mark Gold. Fund […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Weather

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Improving forecast weighs on corn, soybeans

By Mark Weinraub July 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday, pressured by outlooks for some relief for crops stressed by hot and dry weather during the past few weeks, traders said. “It is a little bit of a moderation in the weather forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. “The […] 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

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise for third straight day

By Mark Weinraub July 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Thursday to their highest respective levels in more than a week, supported by forecasts for hot weather that will stress crops in key growing regions, traders said. Both commodities notched their third straight day of gains. Corn led the sector, rising 2.1 per cent, […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Prairie soybeans growing well ahead of key pod-filling time

By Terry Fries July 19, 2017

CNS Canada — The way things stand now, soybeans look to continue their strong push into Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The key pod-filling time in late July and early August will ultimately decide, but soybean fields in both provinces are doing well so far. In Manitoba, which planted almost 2.23 million acres of soybeans — a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy extend gains on outlook for dry weather

By Michael Hirtzer July 19, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rose about one per cent on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session on outlooks for mostly dry weather that likely will stress U.S. crops, traders and analysts said. Corn and soy prices came off their session highs at midday as investors adjusted […] Read more

Farmers Dennis Reimer (l) and Charles Schmidt, looking for rain. (Lee Hart photo)

General, Machinery, Weather

AIM for Hart: An informative first day

By Lee Hart July 19, 2017

It’s official. If you want your province to dry out call Charles Schmidt. This climatological fact was among the many things I learned at the first day of the 2017 Ag In Motion (AIM) farm show near Langham, Sask. Tuesday (about 20 minutes from Saskatoon — the show is still running Wednesday and Thursday, so […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Weather

Declining lentil prices should level off, improve

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News July 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Red lentil growers, who have seen prices cut in half during the past year and a half, may finally be able to find solace in what some analysts call a brighter outlook for the remainder of 2017. “I personally am optimistic that we will see higher prices. Some other people will dispute […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on bargain buying, temperature outlook

By Michael Hirtzer July 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures jumped more than one per cent on Friday on bargain buying after steep losses during the past two sessions, traders and analysts said. Midday weather forecasts also predicted hot temperatures next week in the U.S. Midwest, potentially stressing developing crops and further buoying corn and soy […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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U.S. livestock: Supply jitters extend CME live cattle futures losses

Argentine wheat seedings slowed by rain

U.S. grains: Improving forecast weighs on corn, soybeans

Global buyers of quality wheat face disappointment in Canada

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise for third straight day

Prairie soybeans growing well ahead of key pod-filling time

U.S. grains: Corn, soy extend gains on outlook for dry weather

AIM for Hart: An informative first day

Declining lentil prices should level off, improve

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on bargain buying, temperature outlook

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