Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday as slow winter wheat harvesting and deteriorating spring crop conditions fuelled buying and short covering that lifted prices from 2-1/2-week […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat surges on slow harvesting, poor crop conditions
Corn hits 2-1/2-year low and ends mixed, soy mostly firm
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on supply worries
Plantings weigh on corn; CBOT wheat also falls
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures on Monday rallied for a second consecutive session, following a shockingly low plantings estimate from the U.S. Department of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy soars after USDA slashes plantings estimate
CBOT corn dives, wheat follows; soyoil runs limit-up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged about six per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported much lower-than-expected 2023 soy plantings and June 1 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle up as corn prices slide
Chicago lean hog futures end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a three-week high on Friday, lifted by a surge in feeder cattle futures as corn prices tumbled, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. farmers plant more corn, less soybeans in 2023
Total U.S. wheat acres estimated up about 8.5 per cent
MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States seeded more corn and less soybeans than earlier intentions in 2023, according to updated acreage data Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn keeps making way into Canadian rations
Ease of sourcing corn by rail an attractive feature
MarketsFarm — The size and quality of the 2023 Canadian grain crop is still very much in the air, but domestic feeders intend to keep at least some corn from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures near three-week low
Soy mostly firm ahead of USDA reports; wheat follows corn lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest in nearly three weeks on Thursday as rains bolstered production prospects in the Midwest and traders braced for key […] Read more
Time to watch for tar spot, soybean cyst nematode
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of June 26
Tar spot has now been established in the midwestern US for almost a decade and is an annual concern in many Midwestern states like Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. While […] Read more
PowerCore Enlist corn available in 2024
Corteva Agriscience says its PowerCore Enlist Refuge Advanced (RA) corn will be available for planting in the 2024 growing season in Canada and the U.S. In Canada, the product will […] Read more
Corn with lower frost risk appears possible
New research could help breed frost-resistant corn
Glacier FarmMedia – New research at the University of Saskatchewan aims to help breeders bolster corn’s resistance to environmental stressors. Corn, along with other warm-season crops, has been creeping its […] Read more