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CBOT September 2019 corn (candlesticks) and MGEX September 2019 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA’s acreage report could push up prices

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MarketsFarm — At least one analyst predicts the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s next acreage report, due out Friday, could have a bullish effect at the Chicago Board of Trade. “If we come in near trade expectations for the (soybeans), it might be supportive,” said Terry Reilly, grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago. Trade expectations
CBOT July 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn down on improved weather

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for the first time in three sessions and soybeans fell for a second straight day on Wednesday, with prices weighed down by forecasts of dry weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest that lifted hopes for improved crop conditions. “This short-term warm weather can lead to a
Crop Report, Weather

Recent rains help spur crop growth, forage quality a concern for producers

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for June 25

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Southwest Region Recent rainfall has helped crops and forages over the entire Southwest region. Crops have responded and now some warm days and evenings will help in crop development. Quantity of moisture generally adequate for crop growth throughout the region but the Melita, Ninette, Sinclair, Pierson, and Rivers areas received more than 45 mm over
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Weather

StatsCan: Less canola and durum, more barley and oats

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MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers seeded fewer canola and durum acres than they originally intended, but more barley and oats, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada that largely came within expectations. StatsCan pegged planted Canadian canola area for 2019-20 (August to July) at 20.952 million acres, down by about 300,000 from the March survey
U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose for a second straight day on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the condition of U.S. crops deteriorated last week following rain, although gains were pared late in the session on improving weather. Soybeans turned lower on forecasts for a window of warmer and drier
(HortCouncil.ca)
Markets

Farm labour shortage seen costing billions, expected to rise

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s farm labour deficit is expected to double by 2029 to 123,000 workers, or one in three jobs, as shortages continue to hit the sector’s bottom line, the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council said on Tuesday. Farmers in Canada have long reported challenges in recruiting farm workers because the rural-based work
Ardent Mills’ baking mix plant at Burlington, between Toronto and Hamilton, is now part of Michigan-based baking ingredient firm Dawn Foods. (ArdentMills.com)
Cereals, Crops

Ardent Mills sells Ontario bakery ingredient plant

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Flour miller Ardent Mills plans to push off further from the sweet baking ingredient business, with a deal to sell its southern Ontario ingredient mix plant. Denver-based Ardent said Monday it closed a deal the previous Friday to sell its Burlington, Ont. plant to U.S. bakery ingredient processor Dawn Foods. The deal’s financial terms weren’t

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