Winter wheat Winter wheat harvest is winding down across the province and reported yields to date have ranged from 80-130 bu/ac which compares well to the five-year average yield of […] Read more
Corn
Winter wheat harvest winds down, increase of SDS in soybeans seen
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of August 12
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn estimates, U.S./China talks befuddle
MarketsFarm — For Steve Georgy, the events of this week have left him somewhat gobsmacked. The president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. said he didn’t completely buy the numbers […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. […] Read more
The challenges of upgrading a farm for modern production
A Grey County producer transformed a stony farm with many fields
Adrian Op’t Hoog knew he was taking on a challenge when he bought about 200 acres that had been in cow-calf production for generations. There were 16 different fields and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a […] Read more
All eyes on today’s USDA supply and demand report
An updated acreage survey will shed new light on how many acres did not get planted
Precipitation has been quite variable across the Ontario cropping region throughout the month of July. Western counties received average precipitation but a large portion of the central and northern counties […] Read more
Funds add to canola short position in early August
MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their large net short position in canola during the first week of the new crop year, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) […] Read more
USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard
MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Varying yields make for average crop
MarketsFarm — Feed grain crop yields are expected to be about average across the Prairies as harvest has kicked off. “It appears we’ll have somewhat of an average crop, with […] Read more