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

Feed weekly outlook: Wheat far more expensive

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — The price for feed wheat is exorbitantly much higher than for barley or corn, according to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. While price reports into that area’s feedlot alley put feed barley at $465 per tonne and corn at $480, wheat is about $600, he said. Feed wheat “is trending

Senior agriculture officials have said Ukraine exported up to 300,000 tonnes of grain in March and 1.09 million tonnes in April.

News

Ukraine grain exports halve so far in May

Ukrainian Farm Ministry says shipping still higher than first month of invasion

By Reuters May 19, 2022

Ukraine’s grain exports have more than halved so far in May from the same period a year ago, although at just under 300,000 tonnes they are similar to the whole of March, the first full month of Russia’s invasion, Agriculture Ministry data shows. Ukraine exported 667,000 tonnes in the same period of May 2021. The

Aerial view of flooded farmland near Rosenort, Man., about 50 km south of Winnipeg, on May 6, 2022.

Crops, News

No crop insurance seeding deadline extensions planned: MASC

Manitoba's wet, cold spring is keeping farmers out of the fields, but they have until June 20 to seed cereals and flax and still be eligible for coverage. Insured farmers unable to plant are eligible for Excess Moisture Insurance payouts

By Allan Dawson May 17, 2022

[UPDATED: May 20, 2022] The last time there were extended seeding deadlines for crop insurance in Manitoba, it was 2004. Despite wet weather delaying planting this year, 2022 is unlikely to see a repeat. “We’re not contemplating, at this point, any changes to our seeding deadlines,” said David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC)

Corn Heat Unit (CHU) historical accumulation between May 1 or June 1 and Sept. 30.

Crop Report, Crops, News

Heavy rains slow seeding progress, acres well-behind five-year average

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2, May 17, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture May 17, 2022

Overview Continued wet soils and an unfavourable forecast has further delayed the bulk of seeding starts in Manitoba. Heavy rainfall in Western Manitoba stopped progress in the Southwest and Northwest regions, while the Eastern, Central, and Interlake regions got started over the weekend. Many fields still have wet spots, and farmers are attempting to find

A still image from a video allegedly showing a Russian strike on a grain elevator in Ukraine.

Farmit Manitoba, News

One step away from world hunger

Ukraine’s woes will soon spill over its borders affecting the globe

By Ihor Pavliuk May 17, 2022

A month ago, a photo of a peasant household in one of the villages of northern Ukraine liberated from Russian troops spread around social networks. The occupiers deliberately scattered the grain over the dirt so that it could not be used. Something similar already happened in Ukraine in 1932-33, when the deliberate genocide of Ukrainians

Standing corn north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Corn trading higher than barley

Seeding begins in Alberta

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 6, 2022

MarketsFarm — Imported corn from the U.S. is still the grain of choice for feedlots in southern Alberta, despite the fact feed barley is at a slightly lower price right now. Corn traded on Wednesday at around $480 per tonne ($12.19 per bushel) in Lethbridge, said Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.

‘We need more initiatives that enable equitable distribution of land, water and income globally.’

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: ‘Too many people, not enough food’ isn’t the cause of hunger

Inequality and war are the root causes of global food insecurity

By Gisele Yasmeen May 4, 2022

Nearly one in three people in the world did not have access to enough food in 2020. That’s an increase of almost 320 million people in one year and it’s expected to get worse with rising food prices and the war trapping wheat, barley and corn in Ukraine and Russia. Climate change-related floods, fires and

A Ukrainian farmer sows his fields wearing a military helmet and body armour.

Farmit Manitoba, News

PHOTOS: Unsupplied farmers, risky seeding and blocked shipping lanes

Raging war in Ukraine is set to play havoc with global food supplies

By Ihor Pavliuk May 4, 2022

In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities uncovered after

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlot demand up prior to seasonal rally

Market for calves 'boiling hot' in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 3, 2022

For the week ending April 30, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Yearlings traded $8 lower as much as $5 higher. Severe discounts were noted on fleshier cattle; some auction barns reported the bulk of cattle over 800 pounds were medium to heavier flesh. Deferred live cattle futures were under pressure but the

The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

USDA attache predicts large 2022-23 grain crops for Canada

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm May 2, 2022

MarketsFarm — Canada is expected to see a 30 per cent increase in grain production in 2022-23, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service post in Ottawa. Expectations for improved yields for Prairie grain crops after the 2021-22 drought accounted for much of the projected increase, although USDA also cautioned

Daily Network News

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

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