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Churchill possibly to return to shipping grain

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Grain could once again be shipped out of northern Manitoba’s Port of Churchill if all goes according to plan for a new potential ownership group. “The port has got all of the grain handling equipment and simply said, the first thing we want to do is resume that commercial activity,” said Louis

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble as U.S.-China trade talks disappoint

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek May 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on disappointment that trade talks did not move Washington and Beijing closer to a deal to resolve the mounting dispute that has crimped U.S. crop sales to China. Prices retreated after a one per cent rise on Thursday that was fueled by “unfounded rumours” the

Crops, Markets

Trade rows spell gain, and pain, for U.S. grain exporters

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter May 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Global grain marketers have seized upon trade tensions between the United States and several of its top export markets, including China, to turn around struggling trading units following one of the toughest years ever for the industry. After five years of bumper harvests worldwide that depressed crop prices, trading margins are

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit multimonth highs

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen May 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to multimonth highs Thursday on a mix of short-covering and worries about the size of the hard red winter wheat crop in top producer Kansas, traders said. Soybeans rose, staging a late-session rally that some traders attributed to optimism about the outcome of U.S. trade talks with

A cold, late winter is giving way to a delayed and dry seeding season.

Crops, News

Second winter breaks as farmers start looking to the fields

Cool-season crops may not have got in as early this year, but experts say spring will quickly catch up if the warm weather holds

By Alexis Stockford May 3, 2018

It isn’t the late start that’s the biggest concern for Manitoba farmers this season — it’s the looming lack of soil moisture. The “second winter” that gripped the Prairies has slowed things, but now that the weather has broken, things should move quickly. Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather information with Glacier FarmMedia, estimates

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: A silver lining

By Gord Gilmour May 3, 2018

No one would look at the ongoing struggle to move grain to port position this winter as a positive thing. It’s been a long and exhausting grind for everyone involved from the farmer through to the railways. Challenging weather met understaffed and underequipped railways and the result was poor service, scant grain movement and expensive

Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has said he will accept Senate amendments to the transport modernization bill.

News

Garneau agrees to Bill C-49 amendments

The federal transport minister will put forward a motion to accept Senate alterations to the bill

By Alex Binkley May 3, 2018

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he will accept several amendments to his transport modernization bill proposed by the Senate and supported by farm and resource sector groups. A letter to shippers’ groups dated April 27 said the minister would present a motion in the Commons to amend Bill C-49 “to reflect changes the Senate has

"Winter wheat has an amazing ability to produce a lot of tillers,“ says Lionel Kaskiw with Manitoba Agriculture.

Crops, Local news

Green winter wheat no guarantee it’s alive

Dig up a few plants and look for white roots as a sign they survived winter

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2018

Green-leaved winter wheat this time of year is a promising sign, but no guarantee the crop survived the winter. “Some of those plants are still green from last fall,” Lionel Kaskiw, Manitoba Agriculture’s Souris-based Farm Production Advisor said May 1 during the Westman Crop Talk webinar. “But it definitely is nice right now to see

Data represents reported seeding date and crop yields of fields >200 acres (2005-2013).

Crops, Local news

Cool soils? Seed cereals, field peas first

Manitoba soil temperatures are increasing, but vary with soil type and location

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2018

If soil temperatures are cool plant cereals and field peas first, says Manitoba Agriculture Farm Production Advisor Lionel Kaskiw, based in Souris. Soil temperatures are warming, but are still variable depending on soil type and location, he said during the Westman Crop Talk webinar May. 1. Soil temperature readings are available at 109 Manitoba Agriculture

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Limited upside seen for U.S. soybeans

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 2, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s a fluid set of circumstances for the U.S. soybean market these days as U.S. negotiators head to China in a bid to get proposed tariffs lowered on U.S. imports — but the potential for any major rally appears limited. “I would say the beans have a more limited upside than the

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Cooler than average temperatures expected to continue

Transport, trade, labour top of mind for new Grain Growers of Canada executive director

Food and beverage sales growth, volume decline predicted for 2026

Cereals

Churchill possibly to return to shipping grain

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble as U.S.-China trade talks disappoint

Trade rows spell gain, and pain, for U.S. grain exporters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit multimonth highs

Second winter breaks as farmers start looking to the fields

Editorial: A silver lining

Garneau agrees to Bill C-49 amendments

Green winter wheat no guarantee it’s alive

Cool soils? Seed cereals, field peas first

CBOT weekly outlook: Limited upside seen for U.S. soybeans

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