Lower Russian and Ukraine output has become a secondary feature in the wheat market.

Wheat futures market remains volatile

Early U.S. yields better than expected; Russian wheat not dominating like last year

The Northern Hemisphere wheat harvest is in the early stages. Corn and soybean markets are factoring in a risk premium due to uncertainty in U.S. production. Quick lookSoybeans: Brazil and Argentina soybean harvests are complete and basis levels are strengthening.Corn: Ongoing Brazilian and Argentinean harvests are pressuring world values.Wheat: The U.S. winter wheat harvest is […] Read more

Seedling waterhemp at the 2 to10 leaf stage in 6 leaf corn. Control must be prioritized since herbicide effectiveness will be reduced as this weed gets bigger.

Crop Report: The good, the bad and the difficult

OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of June 20

Crop growth and conditions continue to be variable across the province. While crops look good in areas that were able to be planted either early or as per normal and into decent soil conditions, other areas have been delayed significantly by continued rainfall. Understandably, this has been a difficult time for those growers. There is […] Read more





“It won’t tell you how many ears of corn are in a field, but step one is to model photosynthesis from fluorescence.”

Satellite images of plants’ fluorescence can predict crop yields

Science Notes: Information could help make policy decisions, establishing crop insurance, even forecast areas of poverty

Cornell University researchers and collaborators have developed a framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data that are often scarce in developing countries, especially those facing heightened food insecurity and climate risk. In many parts of the world, crop yields are dropping, largely due to the […] Read more



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Ukraine corn production seen falling this year

London | Reuters – Ukraine’s corn production and exports are expected to fall this year with yields set to fall after extreme heat while crops were sown in April, Mykola Gorbachov, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) said on Wednesday. “During the planting time in April we had really hot weather,” he told the […] Read more