Soybean Some replanting has occurred especially on heavy clay soils with poor emergence. Soil crusting and seed corn maggot feeding are the main issues this spring. If plant stands are […] Read more
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Wheat
Corn stages vary on planting dates, winter canola in final stages of flowering
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for June 11
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on China demand
Improved U.S. rating lifts expectations for bumper corn crop; wheat up on pre-report positioning
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained on Wednesday, supported by solid demand from the world’s biggest importer, China, while corn edged lower on strong crop conditions. Wheat inched […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans pare losses as China buys more
U.S. wheat harvest gathering pace
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures pared losses on Tuesday as traders said that China was purchasing more U.S. soy, after the market slumped earlier on improved crop progress […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall in technical correction
Corn strengthens on ethanol revival; wheat slips as harvest mounts
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures closed lower on Monday on technical selling, after reaching a two-month high, following a week of strong export sales. Corn gained as higher […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls as dollar bounces
Soy firms on export business
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by a firmer dollar, which makes U.S. grains less competitive globally, and expectations of a busy harvest weekend in […] Read more
Fund traders still bearish on canola
MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in canola grew to nearly 50,000 contracts in the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Prices dip due to stronger loonie
MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were down by varying degrees for the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat was steady to lower, Canada Prairie Spring […] Read more
Alberta deregulates fusarium
Crop disease comes off province's 'zero tolerance' list
Alberta is moving to keep fusarium in check by means other than the “zero tolerance” policy it has in effect on agricultural pests such as rats, rabies and clubroot. Agriculture […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat soars as export outlook brightens
CBOT soybeans near two-month top
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit their highest levels in nearly two months on Thursday and wheat futures rose more than two per cent as a weaker dollar […] Read more
Corn, soy planting largely complete, fair weather spurs forage growth
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for June 4
Corn While planting has largely been completed the last number of weeks, corn is still being planted on heavier soils which have just recently been fit enough for planting (Niagara/Haldimand, […] Read more