MarketsFarm — Analysts are expecting Canadian crop production totals for the 2022-23 marketing year to be substantially higher compared to drought-stricken 2021-22, but still not enough to fully replenish supplies. […] Read more
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Cereals
Greater crop production estimated prior to StatCan report
Extended time lag between survey, data's release criticized
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn fall as traders book profits
Dispatches from crop tour limit day's losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on a profit-taking setback after rallying earlier in the week, traders said. “We are […] Read more
How the Ice Age’s impact on subsoils guides topsoil management today
To reach the soil’s geology, you need to dig deep, but its impact on production is closer to the surface. For farmers, soil specialists or people in between, there was […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn firms for sixth session in a row
Soybeans weak, wheat strong
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied after hitting their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday, underpinned by concerns that hot and dry weather in the Midwest during […] Read more
Ontario winter wheat crop gets top marks for quality
Provincial survey indicates smaller acres, average yields and top quality
Ontario’s 2022 winter wheat crop has surpassed expectations. Though wet conditions caused a significant drop in the number of acres planted last fall and some areas had challenging growing conditions, […] Read more
Ukraine restores Moldova rail link
Rail line could carry 10 million tonnes of freight per year
Reuters — Ukraine has restored a rail link to neighbouring Moldova after a 23-year hiatus and the connection could carry 10 million tonnes of freight a year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean and wheat futures rise 2.2 per cent
Chicago corn futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 2.2 per cent on Monday, supported by hopes for a pick-up in the pace of exports as farmers in […] Read more
China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on
Chongqing | Reuters — As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat up off six-month low on technical buying
CBOT corn rises, while soybeans stay under pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures bounced on technical buying on Friday after nearing a six-month low struck a day earlier, though the market remained capped […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold firm ahead of harvest
MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding steady for the time being, with both buyers and sellers keeping to the sidelines ahead of the harvest. “So […] Read more