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U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on dry weather forecast

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub April 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on the prospect of dry weather for key Midwest production areas in early May, which would give farmers access to fields during a crucial planting window, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, hitting their highest level in more than a week on concerns about

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume April 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday on concerns about weather delays to spring planting and relief that the White House will not immediately withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Solid export sales added support, although both commodities traded lower at times as mild

Grain Markets, Markets

CWRS bids rise along with weaker Canadian dollar

Basis levels across Western Canada range from C$19 to C$39 below the futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 27, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended April 21, as sharp weakness in the Canadian dollar made up for the softer tone in the Minneapolis spring wheat futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$2 to C$4 per tonne

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on weather forecasts, NAFTA jitters

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent Wednesday on forecasts for better Midwest planting weather and news that the White House is considering an executive order on withdrawing from North American Free Trade Agreement, analysts said. Soybeans also declined and wheat turned lower as corn sagged. Chicago Board of

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids rise, tracking U.S. futures

Cash durum and CPSR wheat prices in the West held steady on the week

By Dave Sims, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 21, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were slightly stronger during the week ended April 14 as advances in U.S. futures pointed the way higher. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were mostly higher, rising by $1 to as much as $9 per tonne across the Prairie provinces,

Overwintering stripe rust was found April 17 in a winter wheat field near Austin by agronomist Amber Knaggs of Munro Farm Supplies. Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen says farmers with infected fields should keep scouting and consider applying a fungicide at weed spraying time if the disease is still present in fields of susceptible varieties.

Cereals, Local news

Manitoba’s first case of stripe rust near Austin overwintered

It was the only reported case as of April 19 says Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen

By Allan Dawson April 19, 2017

The first case of stripe rust this growing season was found in a Manitoba winter wheat field near Austin April 17, but the fungal disease was detected in the same crop last fall. “It definitely overwintered,” Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen said during CropTalk Westman webinar April 19. “It’s too early to have blown

Cereals, Crops

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

By Adam Jourdan, GFM Network News, Martinne Geller April 18, 2017

London/Shanghai/New York | Reuters — Post Holdings is buying leading British breakfast cereal brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group for 1.4 billion pounds (C$2.4 billion), giving the U.S.-focused company a European base on which to build. The combination will help Post’s existing brands, which include Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape-Nuts, to expand overseas,

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop as wheat edges higher

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub April 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday for the second day in a row, hitting a one-week low as traders locked in profits from last week’s rally. Corn futures sank 1.4 per cent, as the latest weather outlook called for dry conditions in the Midwest that will allow farmers to pick up

Cereals, Crops

Flour recalls widen in E. coli probe

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 17, 2017

Federal public health officials and flour miller Ardent Mills are warning Canadians to follow “safe flour handling practices” as an E. coli-related flour recall widens from one specific batch of Robin Hood flour to include several other Ardent-made products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Sunday updated its food recall warnings to include several lots

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains lower on U.S. rains

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub April 17, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday as rains and mild temperatures in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest and Plains bolstered expectations for harvest, traders said. The most-actively traded Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sank two per cent and hit a 10-day low. K.C. hard red

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

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