MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring […] Read more
Wheat
U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021
Wheat and more wheat, multiple varieties grown in one field
Researchers have found that several wheat varieties mixed in the same crop offer disease and insect protection
Glacier FarmMedia – Growing multiple varieties of wheat together can reduce disease pressure just as much as a fungicide application does, according to research out of Pennsylvania State University. Julie […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Canadian markets firm, waiting on U.S. corn
MarketsFarm — Canadian feed grain bids remain strong, although end-users are only buying on a hand-to-mouth basis as they await an influx of cheaper corn imports from the U.S. “Everybody […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat move higher
New USDA stocks data due out Thursday
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from declines a day earlier, as traders adjusted positions ahead of a key quarterly stocks report from the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn down off four-week top
CBOT oats down off 7-1/2-year high; soy, wheat also down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday on macroeconomic worries as the dollar strengthened and crude oil futures turned down, and on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures up on firm cash markets
Soybeans post modest gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Monday, rallying from early declines on support from tight domestic cash markets and spillover strength from crude […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Gains in prices vary by type
MGEX, CBOT December wheats up on week
MarketsFarm — Bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were higher for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD), Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat finds two-week high on strong global demand
Corn, soybeans little changed; wider markets encourage consolidation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures firmed on Friday, ending near a two-week high as the market assessed mixed global production prospects and brisk import demand. Corn eased as […] Read more
WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas
The World Trade Organization says it will review a long-standing dispute between China and the United States on Beijing’s use of import controls for rice, wheat and corn. The Geneva-based […] Read more
Grains council tweaks numbers in latest supply and demand data
MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) released its monthly supply and demand report Thursday, projecting a six million-tonne increase in total global grain production at 2.289 billion tonnes in […] Read more