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Canada books stronger August deliveries of most major grains

Wheat, canola up; barley, durum down

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MarketsFarm — Deliveries of most major grains in Canada were higher in August than a year ago, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency issued its monthly deliveries report on Tuesday, showing total deliveries last month came to 5.103 million tonnes, up nearly 15 per cent from the previous August. Wheat deliveries (excluding durum) tallied
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Crops, Markets

Canola crush shows solid start in new crop year

Soybeans see lowest August crush ever

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MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada on Tuesday reported Canada’s second largest August canola crush on record. The 829,490 tonnes of the oilseed processed last month is only bested by the 830,335 tonnes in August 2020. The July 2023 canola crush set a new all-time record of 961,683 tonnes. Last month’s canola crush was 31 per cent
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Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India dispute leaves lentils’ future uncertain

India was Canada's top customer in 2022-23

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MarketsFarm — As tensions between Canada and India remain very high, the future direction for Canadian lentils continued to be uncertain. “Your guess is as good as mine,” Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers said as to what could happen, adding “Canada has to be careful. I don’t know what India will do.” Prime Minister Justin
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning

Traders eye potential U.S. government shutdown

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Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Tuesday while wheat futures settled flat and corn futures fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. government stocks data due later this week, analysts said. Worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown hung over the markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybean futures rose five
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Forages, Livestock

For cattle producers, the time to attack Canada thistle is now

A herbicide application after a hard frost can hit the noxious weed where it lives

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Of all the weeds beef producers should focus on, Canada thistle is high on the list. Livestock avoid the prickly plant and it’s estimated to cost Canadian ag and forestry $7.5 billion in lost revenue annually. Fall control on pasture might be one of the most effective tools in stopping growth of the weed, said one industry
Chad Berry of Under the Hill Farms speaks at a 2020 field tour of his potato operation.
Crops, News

Potatoes see big benefits from water stewardship project

Farmers studied the benefits of in-field and field edge projects for themselves and the community

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Improved water stewardship on potato fields in the Lake Winnipeg basin could provide a surprising amount of community benefits, a recent project showed. “Those numbers were way bigger than I would ever expect,” said farmer Chad Berry. Berry, who owns Under the Hill Farms near Cypress River, was one of four farms (covering 34,000 acres)
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end up

U.S. harvests advance slower than expected

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Monday as the market recovered from its lowest level since early August, while corn and wheat futures also rose. After trading ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that soy and corn harvests advanced more slowly last week than analysts expected. The soybean crop was
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Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Harvest pressure, falling U.S. futures weigh on bids

Canadian dollar up on the week

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as seasonal harvest pressure and losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $5.30-$8 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from a cross-section of
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Crops, Markets

Funds flip back to net short in canola

Trade remains net long in soybeans, for now

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MarketsFarm — The overall fund position in ICE Futures canola flipped from a net long to a net short during the week ended Tuesday, marking the first net short position in the commodity in just over two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans end up in bounce from one-month low

Chicago wheat, corn futures firm

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Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday in a light technical rebound from six-week lows while corn and wheat also ticked higher on bargain-buying, but gains in all three markets were limited by a strong U.S. dollar, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybeans settled up 2-1/2 cents at $12.96-1/4, bouncing after

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