Despite concerns that early planting may have been a little too early, reports from the Ontario Potato Board are favourable. Farmers in the southwestern part of the province planted potato […] Read more
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The emerging story on Ontario potatoes
Early planting in some regions has growers anticipating solid yields

OMAFRA creates digital crop protection search tool
Decades of print publications combined into new Ontario Crop Protection Hub
Crop protection information from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is now digitally available through the Ontario Crop Protection Hub. Historically, crop protection information has been provided […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Canola finds support from funds, weather
Crude oil markets also a factor
MarketsFarm — After being in a steady decline over the past month, the ICE Futures canola market was on the rise for the week ended Wednesday. The July canola contract […] Read more

Brazil justice grants Congress more time on bill limiting Indigenous rights
Case pits Indigenous against Big Ag
Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday asked for more time to study a case pitting the country’s Indigenous people against its powerful farm sector, a […] Read more

CBOT weekly outlook: Ending stocks of corn, soy predicted to rise
Ending stocks of wheat projected to drop as drought hits Kansas winter wheat
MarketsFarm — Ahead of supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture due out Friday, analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. predicted increases in 2023-24 […] Read more

Late Indian monsoon to start in next two days
The monsoon is vital to the country's agricultural production
MarketsFarm – The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon, which is vital to the country’s agricultural production, is expected to hit the southern state of Kerala within the next 48 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat futures snap winning streak
Corn weak, soybeans mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract snapping a five-session rally that had pushed prices […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise ahead of USDA report
U.S. wheat futures end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday as investors unwound bearish bets ahead of a key government supply and demand report at the end of the week, […] Read more

Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola
Funds also net short in MGEX and CBOT wheat, corn
MarketsFarm — Speculative fund traders added to their net short position in canola during the week ended May 30, putting on more bearish bets while also liquidating some previous longs, […] Read more

Repeat of record Australian wheat, canola crops unlikely
ABARES expects 2023-24 crop down on year
MarketsFarm — After growing record-large wheat and canola crops in 2022-23, Australia is expected to see a significant drop in production in 2023-24 as developing El Nino weather patterns will […] Read more