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CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line) and MGEX May 2022 wheat (dark green line). (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed

Corn off eight-month peak, soybeans off 9-1/2-year top

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Friday in a profit-taking setback after peaking earlier at the highest level since mid-2008 as investors turned back to equities and traders assessed potential disruption to supplies from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Corn eased from Thursday’s eight-month peak, while soybeans slipped from a 9-1/2-year top in
Mack Waldner of Baker Community Farm (centre) accepting the award for the 2016 Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s corn yield contest from then MCGA vice- president Leonard Wiebe (l) and association president Myron Krahn (r). Baker won again in 2021 with a yield of 303.3 bushels an acre.
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CORN KINGS: Baker Community Farms wins 2021 corn yield competition — 303.3 bushels an acre

It’s a remarkable accomplishment considering it was in the midst of a severe drought

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Baker Community Farms of MacGregor won the 2021 Manitoba Corn Yield Competition with a yield of 303.3 bushels an acre growing Bayer’s DKC33-37RIB. The feat is remarkable for several reasons, including that it’s the eighth win for Baker over the competition’s 51-year history and that such a high yield came despite a major drought. Competition results were
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Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, but changes coming

Feedlots moving to full corn rations

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MarketsFarm — With feed barley and wheat supplies on the verge of running out, prices remain firm, according to Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “They’re on the positive side of stationary,” he said, noting prices could soon change following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. “With what’s going on with Ukraine and
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (green and black lines) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine

Soyoil futures hit all-time high on vegoil supply concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures spiked by their daily trading limit on Thursday to their highest since mid-2012 and corn futures touched eight-month peaks after Russian forces attacked Ukraine, exacerbating worries over global grain supplies. Soyoil futures notched an all-time high on concerns about global vegetable oil supplies amid conflict in the major
Manitoba Crop Alliance still focused on research to serve farmers
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Manitoba Crop Alliance still focused on research to serve farmers

Fred Greig steps down as chair but remains on the wheat and barley committee

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The Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) remains focused on research to improve farmers’ returns, says its outgoing chair. Reston-area seed grower and cattle producer Fred Greig vacated the position following the checkoff-funded organization’s second annual meeting held online Feb. 17. However, he remains a member on the MCA’s wheat and barley committee. “I thought it was time for
MCA resolutions on better data on grain sales, gene editing regs
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MCA resolutions on better data on grain sales, gene editing regs

The MCA general meeting saw several issues debated during the virtual meeting

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Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) members discussed five resolutions during their online annual meeting, passing them all. They are as follows: 1. That the MCA work with other commissions and organizations to advocate for the establishment of an Export Sales Reporting Program where all sales over the set minimum volume for all Canadian grains, pulses and
After several banner years, suddenly the railways can’t spot cars at elevators in time.
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Railways struggle to move smallest western crop in years

Car cycle times are the lowest in almost 40 years and demurrage charges are through the roof

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[UPDATED: Feb. 25, 2022] After five consecutive years of record western Canadian grain movement, grain shipping has slowed to a trickle and poor railway service, not the 2021 drought, is getting most of the blame.  The railways recovered relatively quickly from floods in British Columbia late last fall and grain shippers were expecting an upswing

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