Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures surged on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders with lower-than-expected plantings estimates and inventory data. […] Read more
Cereals
U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as U.S. farmers plant fewer acres than expected
Traders had expected more U.S. corn, soy acres
Average Ontario crops will depend on more timely rain
Winter wheat harvest is expected to be a week or more ahead of normal Over the past 30 days, Ontario has experienced normal temperatures. However, precipitation has been variable. The […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy mixed ahead of plantings, stocks reports
Canadian farmers expand canola acres
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures were mixed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. reports on crop plantings and inventories. […] Read more
Canada’s canola acres up from earlier forecast
Wheat acres up; barley, oats, corn revised lower
MarketsFarm –– Canadian farmers seeded more canola in 2021 than originally intended, with a number of other crops also seeing adjustments higher as dry weather through the planting season allowed […] Read more
Prolonged heat wave breaks Canadian temperature records
MarketsFarm — An extreme heat wave affecting all four western provinces, the shores of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories as well as Watson Lake, Yukon, is expected to […] Read more
Experiential learning program plants SEEDS of on-farm knowledge
Organizers hope to launch a science-based program in September Three sets of eyes widen as a brown egg drops from a hen and rolls to a stop next to two […] Read more
EU countries approve deal to overhaul farming subsidies
Subsidies to focus on sustainability, 'eco-schemes'
Brussels | Reuters — European Union countries on Monday gave the green light to reforms of the bloc’s huge farming subsidy program, after a three-year battle over rules to make […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat rally as hot forecasts trump rains
MGEX September wheat also climbs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybeans and wheat rallied on Monday, with traders focused on forecasts for heat in the western U.S. Midwest that will quickly […] Read more
VIDEO: A pre-harvest checkup for wheat fields
Field Talk with Joanna Follings
With the wheat harvest only a short time away for some Ontario growers, Matt McIntosh with Farmtario talks with Ontario cereals specialist Joanna Follings with OMAFRA about field scouting and […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Drought sends bids higher
U.S. July wheat futures up on week
MarketsFarm — Mounting drought concerns in the spring wheat-growing regions of Canada and the U.S. saw Prairie cash bids post solid gains during the week ended Thursday. Average CWRS (13.5 […] Read more
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