MarketsFarm — Excessive moisture in the eastern Canadian Prairies this spring may cut into pea acres in the region, as producers like to get the crop in the ground early. […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Late Prairie seeding may sway acres out of peas
Farming behind the lines: Growers in Ukraine plant amid hostilities close by
'We started the sowing campaign by removing rockets from the field'
Viktor and Sergiy Shipov are used to adversity. Viktor established a farming company in southern Ukraine 20 years ago, in the Mykolaiv Oblast, where hellish heat and lack of rainfall […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on expected planting progress
Weather in U.S., India, France adds to Ukraine wheat supply fears
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday to five-week lows as warmer U.S. weather expedited planting progress, deflating fears of added soybean acres and further cuts to […] Read more
Alberta seeding ahead of five-year average
MarketsFarm — While spring planting in Alberta is 12.2 per cent complete overall there’s a disparity between the south and the rest of the province. Also, the pace was 2.6 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn eases despite slow U.S. plantings
Soybeans, wheat fall but remain above multi-week lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Tuesday after initial gains, pressured by demand uncertainty despite adverse weather delays to U.S. planting progress, analysts said. Recent rainfall also […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Wet weather delays southern Manitoba seeding
Soybeans could take yield hit if planted in June
MarketsFarm — Another blast of heavy precipitation across southern Manitoba, the third in as many weeks, has already delayed seeding for pulses, according to a production specialist. Laura Schmidt, a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to three-week lows
Wheat futures hit lowest since April 8; corn drops to one-week low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped to a more than three-week low on Monday, pressured by falling crude oil markets and delayed U.S. corn planting that some analysts […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall after rains
Chicago soybeans, corn flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to three-week lows on Friday, led by hard red winter wheat contracts after showers in key growing parts of the U.S. Plains […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Confluence of events’ keeps corn, soy supported
MarketsFarm — Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade hit fresh contract highs on Wednesday, while soybeans also remain well supported with a number of factors likely to keep […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soyoil futures rally to record high
Corn hits highest since August 2012
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soyoil futures surged to a record high on Wednesday after Indonesia broadened its export ban on raw materials for cooking oil to fight food inflation, […] Read more
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