We all agree that this has been one of the most challenging cropping years in Ontario, but there were some pest lessons learned from the experience. Effect of delayed planting […] Read more
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Pest lessons learned in the 2019 Ontario crop year
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of September 23
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures closed lower on Friday, as weather forecasts showed fewer yield risks to Midwest crops ahead of harvesting, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures end near unchanged
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures finished near unchanged on Thursday after initially rising on hopes for further Chinese purchases, traders said. China, the world’s largest soybean importer, will […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on weather, Chinese buying concerns
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Wednesday as investors worried U.S.-China trade relations could escalate and as thoughts of frost impacting U.S. Midwest yields began to ease, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. dollar, weather hurt prices
MarketsFarm — Growing strength in the U.S. dollar has hurt commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. […] Read more
Great Lakes Grain tour: crops need time to mature
There is potential in the corn crop if it gets to maturity
The big conclusion from Great Lakes Grain’s 2019 crop tour is no surprise — the corn and soybean crops need more time. But if the frost holds off there’s potential […] Read more
Western bean cutworm laying low so far
Western bean cutworms haven’t been a major issue this year but their full impact is still unknown
Will western bean cutworm (WBC) be to 2019 what DON was to 2018? According to the evidence thus far, probably not. In fact, WBC appears sparser than expected. That said, […] Read more
U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June
Chicago | Reuters — MGEX spring wheat futures rallied for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday as farmers harvesting in the northern U.S. Plains found that wet conditions […] Read more
U.S. grains: Minneapolis, K.C. wheat futures rise
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday, rebounding from a sharp drop on Friday, on fresh export deals with China and rising concerns that rains in the […] Read more
Frost dates will be critical to corn and soybean marketing this year
The average frost free date in Ontario ends in early to mid-October
The average temperature in Ontario during August was two to three degrees Celsius below normal while most of the growing region experienced average precipitation. The corn and soybean crops need […] Read more
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