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U.S. grains: Spring wheat near three-year high on dry weather

By Julie Ingwersen June 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three years on Tuesday on forecasts for stressful weather in the northern Plains, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report said the condition of all three U.S. crops was worse than analysts […] Read more

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Manitoba forages fight past winterkill, pest issues

By Dave Sims June 22, 2017

CNS Canada — The first hay cut is well underway in several parts of Manitoba as favourable weather conditions set the stage for what could be a decent forage season. “Generally speaking they’re (forages) all doing well,” said Pamela Iwanchysko, farm production extension specialist with the provincial government in Dauphin. “The rains were timely.” What […] Read more

Soybeans in Ontario, June 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

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U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month low, corn two-month low

By Michael Hirtzer June 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a 17-month low and corn fell to a roughly two-month low on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for cooler weather conditions that could reduce stress on developing crops, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed corn lower, declining for the second straight session even […] Read more

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Trade sees Canadian farmers trimming wheat, canola acres

By Rod Nickel June 22, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Soggy spring conditions in key crop-growing areas of the Canadian Prairies left farmers unable to plant as much as they intended, but canola seedings still look record-large, according to a Reuters survey of 16 traders and analysts ahead of a government report next week. Wet weather made fields sloppy in Alberta’s […] Read more

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Washouts shut Hudson Bay Railway for shipping season

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 9, 2017

Flooding and rail bed washouts on sections of northern Manitoba’s Hudson Bay Railway have led the line’s owner to suspend its operations indefinitely. The closure of the portion of the line running from Amery, Man., about 50 km northeast of Gillam, north to Hudson Bay at Churchill, all but ensures no Prairie grain, other than […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end higher ahead of hot spell

By Julie Ingwersen June 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Friday as forecasts for scorching temperatures in the Midwest crop belt through early next week prompted funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade winter wheat futures fell on profit-taking but still posted a weekly advance of 3.8 per cent, triggered […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Spring wheat futures climb to two-year highs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 9, 2017

CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures in Minneapolis climbed to their highest levels in nearly two years during the week ended Friday, as weather concerns in major U.S. wheat-growing states provided support. The nearby July contract on Thursday hit a session high of US$6.1775 per bushel, the strongest level for the front-month spring wheat contract […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies over the Pacific for the week centred on May 31. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

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U.S. forecaster sees El Nino unlikely through fall

By Reuters June 8, 2017

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there are no active El Nino or La Nina patterns and that neutral conditions are likely in the Northern Hemisphere during fall 2017. However, chances for El Nino remain elevated, between 35 and 50 per cent, relative to the long-term average into the fall, the […] Read more

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

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U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year high on adverse weather

By Julie Ingwersen June 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures hit a near one-year high on Wednesday on forecasts for potentially stressful crop weather in the Midwest, while Minneapolis spring wheat futures retreated from a near two-year high. Soybeans followed corn higher. The weather jitters come as commodity funds hold large net short positions in corn, wheat […] Read more

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Parched soils threaten canola, spring wheat

By Rod Nickel June 7, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s western farm belt, dogged by excessive rain in some areas this spring, is now facing parched conditions in others, threatening wheat and canola crops, crop analysts say. A large area of southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba has received less than 40 per cent of normal precipitation during the 30-day period […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Spring wheat near three-year high on dry weather

Manitoba forages fight past winterkill, pest issues

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month low, corn two-month low

Trade sees Canadian farmers trimming wheat, canola acres

Washouts shut Hudson Bay Railway for shipping season

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end higher ahead of hot spell

Spring wheat futures climb to two-year highs

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino unlikely through fall

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year high on adverse weather

Parched soils threaten canola, spring wheat

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