Crops
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest price since February on Monday, pressured by the expanding harvest of winter wheat in the northern hemisphere and a […] Read more
Crops
U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest price since February; corn down, soy up
Ceres pulls plans for Saskatchewan canola crush plant
U.S. company suspends project citing higher-than-projected costs
U.S. ag commodities firm Ceres Global Ag’s plans for a canola crush plant in southeastern Saskatchewan are now on indefinite hold. Minneapolis-based Ceres said Friday it’s suspending the crush project […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise on bargain buying; wheat falls
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, snapping a streak of four negative sessions, on a round of bargain buying and short covering, traders said. “Prices appear […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as traders cover short positions
Chicago | Reuters – CME Group hog futures firmed on Friday as traders covered short positions after prices fell 5.6 percent over the last two sessions, though demand concerns capped […] Read more
Alberta crops improve with rain
MarketsFarm – Drought conditions that devastated crops in Alberta last year and were poised to do the same this year are becoming something in the past, according to the province’s […] Read more
VIDEO: Gauging corn growth stage
Know when to apply what
Are you measuring corn growth stages properly? During a June 23 visit to a Leamington-area test plot, Emma Epp, agronomist and owner of Epp Ag Solutions, reviewed the basics of […] Read more
Learning from McCain’s regenerative farming practices
Potato processing giant aims to 'de-risk' practices for growers
In 2021 McCain said it was going to launch three regenerative potato farming operations by 2025 and would label them “Farms of the Future.” The first, just outside of Florenceville-Bristol, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat plunge as economic worries rise
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures plummeted on Thursday, as investor fears of an economic downturn and improved sentiment over U.S. crops shifted attention from war […] Read more
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province
MarketsFarm – Rain fell on all growing regions of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 20 improving growing conditions, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on June 23. […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices starting to soften
MarketsFarm – It appears that the days of feedlots on the Prairies primarily using corn may be coming to an end. After nearly a year of feedlots importing corn from […] Read more
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