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CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat hits lowest since September 2021

Chicago corn, soy also fall

By Mark Weinraub February 28, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped 1.6 per cent to their lowest level since September 2021 on Monday as rain across key growing areas during […] Read more

Tar spot is highly prolific, spreading on the wind and from underlying soil residue. Years of data taken in Ontario and the United States show tar spot can impact every commercially available corn variety.

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Top strategies for managing tar spot

It’s all about tolerant hybrids, fungicides, and timing

By Matt McIntosh February 27, 2023

Tar spot is now well-established in the province and experts from across North America encourage corn growers to think of it as a regional, not field specific disease. That would […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Durum rises, red spring falls back

U.S. wheat futures down on week

By Glen Hallick February 26, 2023

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw the red spring varieties take a hit during the week ended Thursday, while durum made gains. There were sharp declines in […] Read more

CBOT May 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit multi-week lows on export concerns

Hopes for Black Sea export deal pressure CBOT grains

By Tom Polansek February 25, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures set a six-week low on Friday while wheat hit its lowest level in more than four weeks on concern over […] Read more

According to U.S. organic farmer Rick Clark, weed management is about creating an environment where weeds don’t want to germinate and grow.

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Controlling weeds in organic production a continual learning process

It’s about trial and error, and what works on your farm

By Kristy Nudds February 24, 2023

Although their operations differ in size and geographic location, two organic growers agree that to get ahead of weeds before they rob yields, crop rotation and always keeping soil covered […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed grain weekly: Prices slip back on good supplies

Demand for corn from Manitoba, U.S. wanes

By Glen Hallick February 23, 2023

MarketsFarm — There are sufficient supplies of feed barley, wheat and corn across the Prairies, according to Evan Peterson, trader with JGL Commodities. In turn, that’s putting pressure on prices. […] Read more

CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn futures hit six-week low on projected plantings

Corn, soy, wheat prices to drop from 2022, USDA predicts

By Tom Polansek February 23, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit a six-week low on Thursday as the U.S. government projected farmers will plant more acres this year and prices […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Wheat nears one-month low on Black Sea competition

Chicago soybeans, corn also lower

By Julie Ingwersen February 23, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in nearly a month on Wednesday as an Egyptian purchase tender highlighted export competition from the Black Sea region, […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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CBOT weekly outlook: Wide array of factors affecting grain prices

Corn, soy see speculative profit-taking

By Adam Peleshaty February 23, 2023

MarketsFarm — Recent rains in parts of South America, as well as a correction in the markets, have paused rallies in corn and soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

ICE May 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola market runs into resistance

Resistance seen around $835, support around $820

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 22, 2023

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but ran into some resistance to the upside as values held rangebound overall. “Technicals, short-covering, fund buying […] Read more

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