ICE July 2023 canola with 20-day moving average and November 2023 canola (yellow line). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Unclear where canola wants to go

Soy complex's trend much more apparent

MarketsFarm — While the ICE Futures canola market declined during the week ended Wednesday, the oilseed has been affected by a mixture of supports and pressures, according to commodities futures advisor David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The July canola contract dropped $20.60 per tonne during the week to close at $714.10 on Wednesday,

FIle photo of a welcome sign at North Dakota’s southern state line. (Solange_Z/E+/Getty Images)

CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower

'Tough day in the markets' as Black Sea deal extended

MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and sunflowers, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. “Guys just started rolling here on [May 14 and 15] fairly heavy. There was


CBOT July 2023 corn with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and December 2023 corn (orange high/low/close). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low on crop prospects

Chicago wheat tumbles on Ukraine deal

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to an 18-month low on Wednesday on news that China cancelled purchases of U.S. corn, and as favourable early-season crop weather bolstered projections for bumper U.S. harvests this year, analysts said. Wheat futures tumbled 3.4 per cent after the Black Sea grain deal, allowing for the

A corn field in Alberta is managed with strip tillage.

Strip till: It’s new, it’s tricky and you can’t ask the neighbours for advice

On paper, strip-till is an excellent way to reduce erosion and improve soil health, but there’s a learning curve

Glacier FarmMedia – Being a pioneer isn’t easy, but sometimes it can pay off. Or at least that’s what John Kolk hopes. Over the past few years, the southern Alberta farmer has been using strip tillage on row crops such as dry beans, corn and soybeans. Although the system hasn’t been a big earner in


Figure 1: Seeding progression in 2023 compared to previous years.

Seeding progress behind five-year average, soybean, canola seen lagging

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 1 (week 20)

Weekly Provincial Summary  Precipitation was variable across agro–Manitoba from May 8 to 14 with values ranging from 0 to 48.9 mm. Mid-week rains brought the highest observed precipitation to the Northwest and Southwest regions. Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to May 14 range from 13.1 to 29.2 mm and are based

CBOT July 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on improving crop prospects, export competition

Chicago wheat futures follow downtrend

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures fell 2.6 per cent on Tuesday to multi-month lows and corn futures slipped nearly two per cent, pressured by decent U.S. Midwest crop weather and strong competition for global export business, traders said. Wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board of Trade July soybeans settled down 36-3/4


China approves safety of first gene-edited crop

China approves safety of first gene-edited crop

China has joined the list of countries to approve gene-editing as a breeding tool

Reuters – China has approved the safety of a gene-edited soybean, its first approval of the technology in a crop, as the country increasingly looks to science to boost food production. The soybean, developed by privately owned Shandong Shunfeng Biotechnology Co., has two modified genes, significantly raising the level of oleic acid, a healthy fat,




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

Record U.S. corn, soybean crops for 2023-24, USDA says

U.S., worldwide wheat ending stocks expected down on year

MarketsFarm — The United States may be in the midst of growing record-breaking corn and soybean crops if the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is correct. USDA on Friday released its monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE), which included its first U.S. production estimates for 2023-24. The report also provided ending stocks projections for new