A look at tar spot in Canada and the U.S. shows the vital role of humidity in fostering the disease. In 2023, the big difference between the U.S. and Ontario was dryness; Michigan and other parts of the Midwest were dry compared to much of southern Ontario. The provincial corn crop was also planted later, […] Read more
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Relative humidity and leaf wetness impact tar spot growth
The southern Ontario situation in 2023 provided more insight on management strategies

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea tensions, weather worries
U.S. wheat futures spiked to a one-month high on Friday as the market was unsettled by spring weather risks in the northern hemisphere and renewed tensions in the Black Sea.

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak US export sales, lower soyoil prices
Soybeans dropped on Thursday following lower-than-expected weekly export sales data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), seasonally rising supplies from the South American harvest and falling soyoil prices.

U.S. grains: Technical buying lifts grains, soy as US Midwest planting season nears
U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and short covering that lifted prices from Tuesday's one-month lows as traders assessed Midwestern weather conditions before the spring planting season.

U.S. grains: Corn down as Midwest outlook seen boosting spring planting
U.S. corn futures dropped on Tuesday on forecasts for good spring planting weather, easing concerns about a lower-than-expected acreage outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.

U.S. grains: Corn sinks on big supplies; wheat down on good winter crop outlook
U.S. grain futures fell on Monday as pressure from ample supplies partly unraveled steep gains late last week following a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that projected lower-than-expected U.S. corn plantings.

U.S. grains: Corn rallies most since July on lower US plantings outlook
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures posted their biggest one-day rally since July after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday reported grain stocks and intended plantings below trade estimates.

CBOT Weekly: Markets react to USDA reports
Projected corn acres at the lower end of trade expectations was the most notable news after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports on March 28.

Volatile corn market expected from April onward
Market has potential to move higher in summer due to weather, yield predictions
Ontario farmers plan to plant more soybeans this spring while corn acres will be similar to last year. Producers planted less winter wheat during the fall of 2023 and plan to decrease spring acres in 2024. Cash corn and soybean prices have been percolating higher over the past couple weeks. A decrease in farmer selling […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports due on Thursday.