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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn firm on weather view

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied 1.4 per cent on Friday on hotter and drier forecasts for important growing areas of the U.S. Midwest, traders said. Concerns about the forecast also supported corn futures but the market closed off session highs as profit-taking weighed on prices after their run-up to

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Prairie wheat, barley commissions’ single checkoffs set

The post-deregulation era of Prairie grain research and market development funding is cleared to begin, as the three Prairie provinces’ wheat and barley commissions have set new single checkoffs on Prairie wheat and barley, all starting Aug. 1. The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) on Wednesday announced that when the Western Canadian Deduction


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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures fall

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, shrugging off signs of further deterioration in already stressed crops, on a round of profit-taking following a rally to multi-year highs, traders said. Corn futures also fell, snapping a streak of seven straight higher closes, on pressure from the U.S. Agriculture Department’s surprise boost to



Warm temps make for good growth, crop insect and disease stress seen low

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 4, 2017

Precipitation amounts are below average for much of the province. Crops in the Southwest Region and the western part of the Central region would benefit from moisture. Crops in most regions are in good to excellent condition. Warmer temperatures are improving growth of warm season crops. Insect and disease pressure remains low in field crops.



Prairie wheat bids rise amid concerns over U.S. wheat

Prairie wheat bids rise amid concerns over U.S. wheat

Conditions in U.S. spring wheat areas raise questions over quality and yield

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted gains during the week ended June 23, as continued concerns about yields and quality in the U.S. spring wheat crop pushed the market higher. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $6-$8 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according