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U.S. grains: Corn near one-year high, spring wheat soars

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 8, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures hit their highest level in nearly a year before paring gains on Thursday and Minneapolis spring wheat neared a two-year top on worries about hot and dry weather stressing crops in the northern Plains and Midwest, analysts said. Soybean futures also firmed. Chicago Board of Trade July

A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year high on adverse weather

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures hit a near one-year high on Wednesday on forecasts for potentially stressful crop weather in the Midwest, while Minneapolis spring wheat futures retreated from a near two-year high. Soybeans followed corn higher. The weather jitters come as commodity funds hold large net short positions in corn, wheat

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Crops

Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms

By GFM Network News, Maha El Dahan June 6, 2017

Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court has decided to reinstate a zero tolerance policy on common grain fungus ergot, lawyers on the case told Reuters on Tuesday, plunging trade with the world’s largest wheat importer back into uncertainty. Egypt last year scrapped a ban on ergot in grain imports after it effectively halted purchase

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Spring wheat climbs on dry weather worries

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose about 1.5 per cent Tuesday and Minneapolis spring wheat traded above US$6 a bushel for the first time in nearly two years on deteriorating spring wheat ratings amid hot and dry weather in the northern U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn futures neared a three-month high and soybeans

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Seeding operations 95 per cent complete, many areas need rain

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for June 5, 2017

By Manitoba Agriculture June 5, 2017

Hot dry weather conditions prevailed during the week with shower activity reported in most regions bringing very little precipitation. An isolated storm event in the South Central part of the province brought and isolated rainfall of up to 75 mm. Most areas indicate that a moderate rainfall would be beneficial to improve topsoil moisture conditions.

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures climb on weather worries

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 5, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures traded on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) closed higher on Monday for a fourth straight session on fears of hot, dry weather in the northern Plains, while corn and soybean futures ended fractionally higher. MGEX July spring wheat ended up 5-1/4 cents at $5.89 per bushel and

Crops

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News June 5, 2017

Grain industry consultations are needed before the Canada Grain Act is amended to allow imported U.S. wheat to receive a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commssion says. “(W)e need to have public consultations to figure out the consequences of adding more American grain to our system,” Sask Wheat chair Bill Gehl

Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (l) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue meet in Toronto on June 5. (Government of Canada photo)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 5, 2017

Reuters — The United States has asked Canada to eliminate a new “underhanded” dairy-pricing class that has undercut sales by U.S. dairies to Canadian processors, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. Perdue was speaking to reporters after he met with Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay in Toronto. Canada’s dairy farmers last year struck a

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids rise, shrug off bearish currency

Cash durum prices were up $2-$6 on average, seeing bids around $259-$268

By Dave Sims June 2, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted solid gains during the week ended May 26, as supportive action in U.S. futures offset the bearish influence of the Canadian currency. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $4-$6 in the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Minneapolis wheat surges on northern Plains dryness

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures set a 5-1/2-month high on Friday, buoyed by expanding dryness in the northern Plains production belt, analysts said. Minneapolis Grain Exchange July spring wheat settled up five cents at $5.83-3/4 per bushel after reaching $5.90, the highest spot price since mid-January (all figures US$). The spot contract

Daily Network News

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Winter wheat

U.S. grains: Corn near one-year high, spring wheat soars

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year high on adverse weather

Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms

U.S. grains: Spring wheat climbs on dry weather worries

Seeding operations 95 per cent complete, many areas need rain

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures climb on weather worries

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

Prairie wheat bids rise, shrug off bearish currency

U.S. grains: Minneapolis wheat surges on northern Plains dryness

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