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Sask. crops get soaked, but may take yield hit

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 29, 2015

(Reuters) – Two days of rainstorms in Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, may have done more harm to crops than good, even though farms were parched, a Saskatchewan government official said on Wednesday. Much of the province received rain on Monday and Tuesday, with the capital, Regina, collecting about 90 millimetres (3.5 inches),

Cereals, Markets

Prairie cash wheat prices down but durum bids up

Average CWRS wheat prices were down by $7 to $12 per tonne over the week

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 20, 2015

Commodity News Service Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended July 17, as losses in the U.S. futures and improving weather conditions in some parts of the Prairies weighed on values. However, durum was the one bright spot from a pricing standpoint, with declining Canadian crop prospects

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Dry weather reducing Prairie wheat midge problems

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells July 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Wheat midge hasn’t been causing as many problems as first anticipated in Western Canada this year, as a dry spring hindered the pests’ emergence. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s wheat midge forecast, released earlier this year, initially showed high risk levels for the insect, but the dryness is hampering their effects on

Stripe rust in wheat. (Yue Jin photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Manitoba rust diseases dissipate as fusarium appears

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– The spread of leaf and stripe rust in southern Manitoba appears to be over. The diseases, which generally target cereal crops, were thought to have blown up from the northern U.S. in late spring. Fields near Carman and Killarney both tested positive for rust in winter and spring wheat. Recent warm weather,

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles from year high on drier weather outlook

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer July 14, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures retreated from an earlier one-year high and fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly weather in the U.S. Wheat futures also were lower, pressured by the advancing winter wheat harvest. Soybean futures were little changed as a Monday report of a

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 11

Conditions as of July 13, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 13, 2015

Hot and humid weather conditions resulted in rapid crop growth across most of Manitoba. Generally, condition of most crop types is rated as good, although variability is noted across the province. Majority of acres and crop types have entered the flowering and grain fill stages of development. Although many areas did receive much needed rainfall,

Crops, Markets

CWRS bids mixed, CPSR weakens with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells July 13, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids were mixed during the week ended Friday, as prices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan followed U.S. futures lower, but basis levels in Alberta saw some improvements due to unfavourable dry growing conditions. Average CWRS wheat prices were anywhere from C$6 per tonne lower to

Cereals, Weather

VIDEO: Crop recovery from lodging after severe weather

Crop Diagnostic School: Heavy weather can knock your crop flat. Question is, can it find a way to stand up again?

By Greg Berg July 9, 2015

Southern Manitoba has had its fair share of severe weather in the past few weeks. Strong winds and heavy rainfall have laid down large patches of some crops that had advanced very well in their growth up to that point. Pam de Rocquigny, provincial cereal crops specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, talks about what producers

Canterra, which has already worked with AAFC-bred CPSR varieties such as AC Conquer VB, has entered a partnership with AAFC and the Alberta Wheat Commission for future CPSR development. (Canterra.com)

Crops, Markets

CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 9, 2015

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat in Alberta is picking up new investment partners. AAFC, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) on Wednesday announced they would jointly contribute $3.4 million over five years to Dr. Harpinder Randhawa’s CPSR breeding program at AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Centre. The

Crops, Markets, Weather

Wheat near done flowering, prices could also bloom

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Weather-related issues ranging from floods to drought have been putting wheat crops at risk globally, bringing potential for prices to move higher. Traders are watching to see how the crop in Canada will shape up, given recent dryness in the West, according to Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

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India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

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