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Cereals, Crops

Stats in on 2023 winter cereal varieties

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Yield results from the 2023 Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team fall rye and winter wheat testing locations are available to help producers with variety selection. In addition to yield, agronomic and disease-resistance information is shown in the variety description tables below. Things to consider Comparing yields: Data provided in the yield comparison tables below helps to make comparisons
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn choppy, wheat hits new contract low

Market eyes USDA's monthly supply-demand report for price direction

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures were choppy and wheat futures slid to the lowest level since May on Monday as traders scrambled to adjust their positions ahead of a key government crop report. Corn futures firmed late in the session on short-covering, and as market players debated how big the cuts to the
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New mentorship program targets young grain farmers

Wheat grower group looks to inject youth into its board with new program

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The Wheat Growers Association is looking for young farmers who want to know more about agricultural policy objectives. “This is a great opportunity for young farmers to learn the effects different policies like transportation, trade, and environment have on their farm,” said Kaitlyn Kitzan, the Calgary-based association’s treasurer and director for Saskatchewan. Why it matters:
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Crops, Markets

Canada’s canola carryout up on year, wheat down slightly

Barley, oats, peas also up on year

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks edged higher in 2022-23, while wheat carryout was slightly lower, according to the latest stocks data from Statistics Canada, released Friday. Barley, oats and peas also saw increases on the year, while lentil supplies tightened. Total wheat stocks as of July 31, at 3.58 million tonnes were down by
CBOT December 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX December 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month low

Soy sets two-week low before U.S. crop report

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit their lowest price in more than three months on Friday, while soybean futures rose from a two-week low as traders waited for updated U.S. crop data. Trading was choppy and subdued before the U.S. issues its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE)
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Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Prices for reds rise, amber eases back

Harvest pressure, Canadian dollar also factors

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MarketsFarm — Wheat on the Canadian Prairies was mixed for the week ended Thursday, with gains for Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Prairie Spring Red wheats, while Canada Western Amber Durum slipped back. Kansas City winter wheat and Minneapolis spring futures were higher on the week to provide support for Canadian cash prices, but
File photo of harvesting near Wymark, Sask., south of Swift Current, on Sept. 8, 2020. (Nancy Anderson/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure keeps lid on prices

Domestic prices seen weighing on corn imports

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MarketsFarm — As the harvest continued across the Canadian Prairies, pressure kept feed grain prices largely in check, according to Crystal Leitch of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “We don’t see things changing too much because pricing is not what it was. There’s some hope that pricing is going to come back up, whether it
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 30- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy futures stumble as trade awaits harvest, crop data

U.S. corn harvesting starts early in some areas

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday as grain traders waited for farmers to harvest their fields and the government to release updated crop estimates next week. Most-active soybean futures ended down 16-3/4 cents at $13.59-1/2 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade (all figures US$). CBOT wheat futures declined 9-1/4
As of last week, Manitoba’s canola harvest was estimated at about five per cent complete.
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola choppy following StatCan’s latest report

Gains faded in the hours following the report’s release

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As the canola harvest across the Canadian Prairies picked up speed at the end of August, prices for the Canadian oilseed bounced back and forth on ICE Futures. Support came from soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade, when the commodity was climbing higher, while European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil provided spillover as well. And as crude oil prices
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump as heat, dryness hurt crop more than expected

USDA rates soy, corn crops least good-to-excellent since 2012

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Wednesday after weekly U.S. government data showed crop conditions deteriorated more than expected during hot, dry weather. Reduced crop ratings fuelled expectations among traders that the U.S. Department of Agriculture may cut its yield forecast in a monthly report due next week. USDA

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