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Manitoba Agriculture offers advice on spring frost damage to crops

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 28, 2019

[UPDATED: May 29, 2019] Spring cereals *Spring wheat and barley are very tolerant to temperatures as low as -6 C because their growing points are below the soil surface until the five-leaf stage to jointing, Manitoba Agriculture’s website says. While it’s often thought oats are just as frost-tolerant, barley and oat breeder Brian Rossnagel says

CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn climbs to one-year high as rains stall planting

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures scaled to their highest in a year on Friday as soggy U.S. Midwest field conditions and forecasts for unrelenting rain across the region heightened concerns that farmers may be unable to plant a sizable portion of the crop. Soybeans followed corn higher, also supported by worries about planting

Dust flies behind a farmer’s harrows just east of Winnipeg on May 14, 2019.

Crops, Local news, Other

Seeding on schedule but dry conditions concern

Pasture lands and forage crops are struggling to emerge because of cool, dry conditions

By Geralyn Wichers May 24, 2019

After an early start, followed by weather delays, seeding progression is on par with average, according to Manitoba Agriculture. “Last Saturday I got burned by the weatherman,” said Morris-area farmer Rolf Penner on May 14. He expected a storm, so he stayed parked. When rain barely materialized, he was left feeling behind schedule. Still, Penner

Emerging corn plants in Canada. (Sophie-Caron/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped for the first time in nine sessions on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more corn despite adverse weather this spring. Soybeans and wheat also declined as the USDA announced a $14.5 billion direct

Grain Markets, Markets

Wide range of variations seen in Prairie cash wheat prices

MGEX, CBOT and K.C. July wheat futures were all up significantly on the week

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 23, 2019

Wheat bids in Western Canada were across the board for the week ended May 17. There were losses in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) prices were mixed and durum (CWAD) prices were largely steady. Firmness in the Canadian dollar and gains in U.S. futures also pushed and pulled

Grain Markets, Markets

Pressures on soybean market put crunch on canola values

China trade troubles outweigh concerns about late planting

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 23, 2019

ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher for most of the week ended May 17 before running into resistance, as the Canadian oilseed reacted to activity in the Chicago soybean complex. The July contract has improved by roughly $20 per tonne off of its early-May lows over the past two weeks, and saw additional strength when

Cereals, Crops

Federated Co-op buying Saskatchewan ethanol plant

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff May 22, 2019

Federated Co-operatives is set to lock in an ethanol supply for its member co-ops’ gas stations with a deal for a major Saskatchewan wheat ethanol producer. FCL announced Wednesday it will buy the Terra Grain Fuels ethanol plant in the RM of Pense near Belle Plaine, about 25 km east of Moose Jaw, for an

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Wednesday in a technical correction from the prior session’s drop as the market awaited details of a Trump administration farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more soybeans. Corn ended firm, although spillover support from higher soy and worries over rain-delayed U.S. planting were

Crop Report, Weather

Early seeded crops emerge, rainfall needed to support hay pastures

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 21

By Manitoba Agriculture May 22, 2019

Southwest Region Very few showers during past week and over the weekend. Some spotty showers in Ninette at 12mm and Miniota at 9mm. Daytime temperatures were normal, but nights colder and below zero in most of areas. Frost damage to crops minimal, as most of sensitive crops are not fully emerged yet. Overall seeding is

Crops, Markets

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

By GFM Network News, Humeyra Pamuk, Tom Polansek May 21, 2019

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration is considering direct payments to U.S. farmers of $2 per bushel for soybeans as part of an aid package to offset the trade war with China, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, an offer that could encourage more soy planting despite record supplies. China is the world’s top soybean importer,

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Winter wheat

Manitoba Agriculture offers advice on spring frost damage to crops

U.S. grains: Corn climbs to one-year high as rains stall planting

Seeding on schedule but dry conditions concern

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

Wide range of variations seen in Prairie cash wheat prices

Pressures on soybean market put crunch on canola values

Federated Co-op buying Saskatchewan ethanol plant

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

Early seeded crops emerge, rainfall needed to support hay pastures

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

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