Flea beetle damage in some early-seeded canola

MAFRI crop report

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated to be 94 per cent complete. There remain some areas in the Southwest and Central Regions where seeding is not as advanced. However, progress was made over the past week and favourable weather conditions will allow producers to continue seeding. Stand establishment is generally rated as

Northern port forecasts busy season

The head of the Port of Churchill is predicting both grain movement and the number of customers using the facility will increase this year. “It looks like it will be a solid year,” said Jeff McEachern, executive director of the Churchill Gateway Development Corporation. Last year, the first boat didn’t load until early August, but





GRAINS-Corn, soy fall on expectations for U.S. planting progress

* USDA report confirms planting progress despite wet weather * U.S. soy plantings well behind average pace * Traders hope drier weather will open window for planting * Floods stall barge traffic on Mississippi River (Adds closing prices, details on Mississippi River floods) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 4 (Reuters) - Deferred U.S. corn and

GRAINS-Soybeans climb as planting delays fuel supply worries

* Rains delay U.S. crop planting, postpones harvest outlook * Corn futures retreat on long liquidation, traders say * South Korea finds no GMO wheat yet in tests (Adds crop-progress data, closing prices) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures climbed on Monday on concerns supplies will run short before the


Clear rules needed on low-level GM contamination

Clear and reasonable rules for low levels of genetically modified grains and oilseeds need to be part of any Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, Canadian farm leaders told their counterparts from Peru and other countries during a recent trade trip to Lima. “It was a great opportunity to explain to negotiators and other stakeholders why the TPP




GRAINS-Soy crumbles as China cancels purchases; back months rise

* More soy cancellations expected * New-crop corn and soy underpinned by wet weather * Wheat firm on short-covering, U.S. weather worries (Updates with closing princes; adds quotes) By Sam Nelson and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, May 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures fell on Wednesday following news that China, the world's