European wheat production forecast at 12-year low. Corn, barley, oilseeds also down on year.
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EU cuts wheat crop estimate to 12-year low
Manitoba sunflower yields better than anticipated
Some crops may be left over winter
MarketsFarm — With most of Manitoba’s sunflower harvest believed to be almost complete for 2023, yields have proven to be better than expected, according to Dennis Lange at Manitoba Agriculture. […] Read more
Manitoba sunflowers doing well with fewer acres
Few pest, weed problems appear so far
MarketsFarm — Despite fewer acres under hot and dry conditions, things are going well for Manitoba’s sunflower crop. Out of the 88,000 acres planted for sunflowers across Canada, 77,000 of […] Read more
Ukraine’s farm output could take 20 years to recover, study suggests
Some crop sectors may recover more quickly
Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s agricultural sector could take 20 years or more in parts to recover from the ravages of Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to a Kyiv-based research centre. […] Read more
Argentina soybean crop smaller than expected, USDA attaché says
MarketsFarm — Argentina’s 2022-23 soybean crop is likely much smaller than official projections as high temperatures and a lack of moisture cut into yields, according to an update from the […] Read more
Corteva cuts U.S. jobs while exiting Russia
California plant produces seed for sunflower growers
Chicago | Reuters — Seeds and pesticides company Corteva will eliminate U.S. jobs next year, as its exit from Russia reduces demand for its commercial sunflower seeds produced in California, […] Read more
EU cuts estimate of drought-hit maize crop, raises import outlook
Commission cuts soft wheat exports, raises imports
Paris | Reuters — The European Commission on Friday cut its estimate of this year’s drought-hit maize harvest in the European Union to a new 15-year low while again raising […] Read more
Argentina eyes production of genetically modified wheat
Country has given limited approval to a variety with a drought-resistance gene from a sunflower
Reuters – In fields near the Argentine farm town of Pergamino, spiky green shoots of wheat stretch in neat rows to the horizon. It is a crop that developers hope […] Read more
Sunflowers are liquid gold for Norfolk County producer
The Persalls are Canada’s biggest – and only – makers of cold-pressed sunflower oil
Nestled on a quiet road in Norfolk County, Pristine Gourmet is Canada’s only cold press sunflower oil operation. “We are the only processor in Canada producing sunflower oil, and a […] Read more
Russian drones hit sunflower oil terminal, Mykolaiv mayor says
Kyiv | Reuters — Russian kamikaze drones hit tanks with sunflower oil at one of the terminals in the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv late on Sunday, the city mayor […] Read more
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