MarketsFarm — Rising feed barley prices in Western Canada may be nearing their upper limit, as end users look to add more cheaper corn to their rations. “The higher that […] Read more
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Feed weekly outlook: Cheaper corn to temper rising barley bids
Lack of farmer selling a factor in bids
CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound
MarketsFarm — Favourable growing conditions across most of the U.S. — and a good start to the growing season — have kept commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on slowed planting progress
Wheat rangebound as Northern Hemisphere weather watched
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday as a slowdown in plantings in the Midwest and forecasts for more disruptive weather lifted prices to two-week highs, although […] Read more
Crop breeding enhanced through machine learning
Science Notes: Artificial intelligence analyzes large numbers of seeds from a single image
The establishment of a method to rapidly create elite crop varieties via selective breeding is a matter of urgency to maintain the food supply. In order to select such cultivars, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China demand, economic optimism
Equities rally as economies reopen, dollar eases
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed and soybeans posted their strongest advance in a month on Tuesday as rising equities and energy markets and a weakening U.S. dollar […] Read more
Farmer deliveries well above average in April
MarketsFarm — Farmer deliveries of major grains into the Canadian commercial pipeline were up substantially in April, hitting their third-highest monthly total on record, according to updated data Statistics Canada […] Read more
AAFC tightens canola stocks projections
Corrected, May 25 — MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks for both the current marketing year and the upcoming 2020-21 season will be tighter than earlier forecasts, according to updated […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures fall with export prospects
Corn edges up ahead of Memorial Day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell after three straight days of gains on Friday as a firmer dollar disadvantaged the crop in the export market and a forecast […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall
Wheat firms on crop concerns; Russia cuts crop outlook
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank 1.4 per cent to a two-week low on Thursday, pressured by concerns about falling export demand from the world’s top soy importer […] Read more
Early planted corn emerging, soybean planting continues
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for May 21
Temperatures over the past week have been significantly warmer than the week prior. Most of the province saw rain over the long weekend. In many areas this was welcome news, […] Read more