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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as U.S. forecast turns hot, dry

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday as hot and dry weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest through early August threaten to degrade conditions during a crucial soybean plant development phase. Wheat eased as an agreement to reopen Ukrainian maritime grain exports moved forward, despite recent missile attacks

Forecasts of a heat wave in the U.S. are supporting soy and corn prices. Photo: File

Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, Ukrainian grain affecting prices

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 27, 2022

MarketsFarm – Weather-related concerns and questions whether Ukrainian grain will be exported or not were front and centre for traders on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 26. Ryan Ettner, a broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill., said forecasts calling for a heat wave in much of the United States

Military officers from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and members of delegations from both countries and U.N. attend the opening ceremony of a joint coordination centre that will oversee a U.N.-brokered deal to re-open Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 27, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Cereals

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

By GFM Network News July 27, 2022

Istanbul | Reuters – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a centre in Istanbul to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains after a landmark U.N. deal last week, with the first shipment expected to depart from Black Sea ports within days. Russia and Ukraine signed the deal, brokered by Ankara and the United

Wet conditions have made fungicide spraying difficult for ground application. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops

Fungal diseases posing an issue with Manitoba crops

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm July 27, 2022

As crop conditions vary across Manitoba, the latest crop report noted that frequent rains and warm temperatures have increased the risk of a number of fungal diseases. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) said farmers continued to apply fungicides on their wheat, oats, barley, canola, and pea crops. However, wet conditions in a number of

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb as U.S. crop ratings drop

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News July 26, 2022

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures prices rallied on Tuesday as hot, dry conditions threatened both crops. Wheat climbed on concerns over implementation of an agreement to open a corridor for Ukrainian grain exports, following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend. The most-active corn contract Cv1 on the Chicago

Crop Report, Crops, News

Fungal disease risk on the rise, soybeans see rapid growth

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 12, July 26, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture July 26, 2022

Overview Rainfall amounts varied across the province with the highest amounts falling in the Eastern and Interlake regions. Most locations in Manitoba received between 20 to 60 mm in the preceding seven days. The Northwest region is the exception, where rainfall amounts ranged from 1 to 32 mm. Frequent rains and generally warm temperatures have

Cereals

As grain prices fall, food prices to ease first in developing world -U.S. official

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News July 26, 2022

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Seth Meyer, chief economist at the United States Department of Agriculture, said on Tuesday weaker commodities prices will take longer to ease food inflation in the United States than in the developing world. Some of the world’s poorest nations were hardest hit by a spike in corn and wheat prices after Russia’s

A section of pasture shows evidence of careful grazing around leafy spurge stems.

Livestock

Living with leafy spurge

Research projects look at how to manage, not eliminate, this pasture weed

By Alexis Stockford July 26, 2022

In terms of nightmare plants for pasture management, leafy spurge is a scary one. It’s an official noxious weed, invasive, deeply rooted, able to spread through both seed and creeping roots and almost impossible to eliminate. Its thick patches can wreak havoc on pasture productivity for most outdoor livestock species, goats and sheep being the

Grain Markets, Markets

China summer wheat output rises one per cent on extra acreage, yields

By Reuters July 26, 2022

China’s summer wheat output rose one per cent this year, boosted by additional acreage in a traditional cotton-growing region and higher yields, said official data released July 14. Summer wheat output in the world’s top wheat grower reached 135.76 million tonnes in 2022, the National Statistics Bureau said, helped by a 0.7 per cent increase

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after Russian strike threatens Ukraine export deal

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News July 25, 2022

Chicago | Reuters – Wheat prices rallied on Monday after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend raised doubts about implementation of last week’s agreement to open a corridor for grain exports from Ukraine. Soybean and corn futures followed wheat, supported by forecasts for hot, dry weather across parts

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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