Extended dryness is affecting corn and soybean fields across much of Ontario’s main growing regions. Such conditions allow decades of improvements in drought tolerance genetics to shine. “I remember in […] Read more
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Soybeans
Give thanks to drought-tolerant corn hybrids
Modern genetics and management should help keep corn yields in the three-digit range despite prolonged dry conditions
U.S. grains: Wheat firms after Russian strike threatens Ukraine export deal
Chicago | Reuters – Wheat prices rallied on Monday after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend raised doubts about implementation of last week’s […] Read more
North American acreage surveys show increase in corn, soybean plantings
Average yields expected in Ontario due to dry weather
A large portion of the Ontario growing region received less the 40 per cent of normal precipitation between June 10 and July 10. Temperatures were 3 C below normal across […] Read more
Speculative net short position grows in canola
MarketsFarm — The speculative net short position in ICE Futures canola grew during the week ended Tuesday, as fund traders liquidated long positions and opened some new shorts, according to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls six per cent on Ukraine grain export deal
CBOT corn sags, soy rallies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell nearly six per cent on Friday to their lowest level since February after Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal to reopen […] Read more
New policy framework receives a mixed response
Climate resilience and production will now be tied into farm risk management programs
Federal and provincial agriculture ministers have agreed on a new five-year policy framework for agriculture and it contains climate action goals on fertilizer disliked by some ministers. Lisa Thompson, Ontario’s […] Read more
National soil study to launch soon
Last national inventory of soil health conducted decades ago
The Senate will launch a new national soil health study this autumn. “The last study was done in 1984, chaired by Senator Herbert Sparrow,” said Senator Rob Black. “When I […] Read more
July report from IGC has few changes
Numbers tweaked from previous month's report
MarketsFarm — Other than a few tweaks, there were no major changes in the latest monthly report from the London-based International Grains Council (IGC) released Thursday. In comparing the July […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on weather, Ukraine sea pact
IGC's corn outlook lower, wheat outlook up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to two-week lows and new-crop soybeans hit a six-month low on Thursday on improving crop weather in the Midwest and news of […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Keep an eye on the weather
Corn, soy seen trending lower
MarketsFarm — As soybeans and corn trend downward on the Chicago Board of Trade, wheat is poised to climb higher, according to Andrew Mages, analyst with Progressive Ag at Fargo, […] Read more
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