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CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall after rains

Chicago soybeans, corn flat

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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 provided a much needed boost to soil moisture, traders said. Corn futures ended unchanged after spiking to their highest in nearly 10 years for the […] Read more
Emerging winter wheat plants. (File photo by Laura Rance)
Crops

Not warm enough yet for accurate read on Ontario winter crops

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MarketsFarm –– The crop report on Wednesday from Ontario’s ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (OMAFRA) notes a lack of temperatures warm enough to accurately assess winter crops and/or to begin spring planting. OMAFRA determined winter wheat that was seeded on time looks healthier than what was planted later in the fall. Also, water […] Read more
A drought-hit cornfield at Nao-Me-Toque in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Jan. 9, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Diego Vara)
Crops, Markets

Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop

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MarketsFarm — Over the last three to four weeks growing conditions in Brazil have pulled a complete reversal — and that poses a serious threat to the country’s corn crop, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. The southern half of the country is now faced with wet conditions, while the […] Read more
The United Nations’ General Assembly Hall in Manhattan. (BWZenith/iStock/Getty Images)

Food, farming, forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says

Earlier draft of panel report called for reduced intake of meat

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Reuters — Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations’ climate panel. But the changes are unlikely to happen unless governments act to spur them along, the report from the Intergovernmental […] Read more
File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

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MarketsFarm — As the snow melts on the Prairies, pulse growers are making their final preparations before seeding, while at the same time hoping not to see a repeat of last year’s historic drought. In Saskatchewan, snow cover has varied in pulse-growing areas, making some growers nervous. “There’s still a lot of concern about dryness […] Read more
A drone photo from the Sampona commune of Madagascar on Feb. 11, 2022, shows Zebu cattle drinking water from a large puddle created from Cyclone Batsirai. The island nation’s south has been experiencing severe drought for the past four years, putting it in danger of what the World Food Programme calls “the world’s first climate change famine.” (Photo: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

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London | Reuters –– With climate change fueling dangerous weather worldwide, the United Nations is pledging that early-warning weather monitoring will cover everyone on the planet in five years. “Half of humanity is already in the danger zone,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier this week. And yet, “one-third of the world’s people, mainly in […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Grain markets rangebound

Drought seen persisting for U.S.

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MarketsFarm — With very little in terms of major new developments from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Tuesday were devoid of the volatility seen in previous weeks. The May corn contract traded at each side of the $7.50 per bushel mark during […] Read more
The long-term forecast shows a wetter than normal spring for Ontario, but that could be a good thing for areas that were drier in 2021.
Crops

Growers should prepare for a wet spring

Storm systems with more cloud cover are tracking for the spring season

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Spring 2022 is looking to be wet, says Brett Anderson, senior meteorologist, Canada weather specialist with Accuweather.  Grain Farmers of Ontario hosted Brett Anderson Feb. 25 for a webinar on climate trends for the 2022 growing season.  Why it matters: Understanding the forecast helps growers to understand what they are up against and to prepare […] Read more
Despite some areas of the province experiencing some cold temperatures and lack of snow insulation, winterkill should be low, according to agronomist Dale Cowan.
Crops, News

Winter wheat crop decision day coming soon

The crop is less than ideal, but buying out of contracts can be expensive

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Throughout Ontario the 2022 winter wheat is looking … okay. As of March 3, most of the winter wheat crop was still under snow cover and had not accumulated many growing degree days, but that doesn’t mean growers shouldn’t be paying attention to their crop and scouting as the wheat begins to enter “green-up” phase […] Read more

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