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Alberta’s barley harvest this year is expected to be ‘fairly light,’ according to one commodity trader. Photo: File

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 30, 2021

MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going to find that the barley

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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather hits U.S. spring crop; corn, soy follow

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 29, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose on Thursday, with the front contract rising above $7 a bushel for the first time in a week after findings from an annual U.S. crop tour showed the impact of drought in the northern Plains spring wheat belt. Corn and soybean futures closed

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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Hay cut progressing in dry weather

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 29, 2021

MarketsFarm – Hot and dry conditions continued to affect most of Saskatchewan, but they caused little, if any hindrance to the province’s hay cut, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on July 29. Most hay producers have finished operations, with 15 per cent of the hay crop being cut and 75 per cent

Soybeans in the R.M. of Thompson show symptoms of what was later confirmed as soybean cyst nematode.

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New SCN case confirmed in central Manitoba

A field in the R.M. of Thompson has been confirmed and is showing symptoms of soybean cyst nematode

By Alexis Stockford July 29, 2021

Manitoba’s map of municipalities with confirmed soybean cyst nematode (SCN) will have to expand. In mid-July, Mario Tenuta of the University of Manitoba confirmed that SCN had been identified in a field in the R.M. of Thompson, an area that had not previously reported the presence of the troubling pest. The finding comes after the

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola range-bound, awaiting harvest

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 29, 2021

MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts held within a relatively narrow range during the week ended July 28, as traders wait to get a better handle on the size of the Canadian crop. “We’re just waiting to see as we get into harvest what the crop size and crop yields look like,” said Jamie Wilton,

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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 28, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday on increasing concerns over U.S. supplies of top-quality spring wheat after early results from an annual crop tour showed the effects of drought in the northern Plains, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also firmed, but trade was choppy as brokers weighed

Hot and dry weather has severely impacted spring wheat crops. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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CBOT weekly outlook: More information needed for wheat, soybeans

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – As a spring wheat tour of the Northern Plains of the United States wraps up, grain traders are awaiting the results with great interest. “That has wheat excited all over again, because (traders are) already well aware yields are going to be quite low,” said Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry,

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Crop quality greater in western Manitoba

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – While the western parts of Manitoba are seeing healthy crops, the eastern and Interlake regions aren’t so fortunate, according to Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. Crop ratings for both the southwest and northwest regions range from 50 to 75 per cent good to excellent, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on

Better bin monitoring data is key to better drying and that, in turn, could allow Prairie farmers to start harvest a week or two earlier, says Chandra Singh, an expert in wireless sensor technology for grain bins.

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Better grain bin sensors could put you in the combine a week earlier

The key to an earlier start is being able to successfully dry down higher-moisture grain

By Jeff Melchior July 28, 2021

To some, new research on wireless sensors and automated fans for grain bins may seem like just another technical study. But there’s big stakes in play — an opportunity to move up harvest by a week or even two, says Chandra Singh. “When I joined Lethbridge College in 2019 there was a very early snow

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Drought concerns persist, yield outlook sees downgrade

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 27

By Manitoba Agriculture July 28, 2021

Southwest Region A warmer week again, with daytime temperatures up to 27 to 31 C; daily averages around 20 C. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 5 to 11 C. Some good rainfall in most of the region early in the week, rainfall amounts from 3 to 56 mm. Crop growth has improved with rain, though

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Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather hits U.S. spring crop; corn, soy follow

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Hay cut progressing in dry weather

New SCN case confirmed in central Manitoba

ICE weekly outlook: Canola range-bound, awaiting harvest

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains

CBOT weekly outlook: More information needed for wheat, soybeans

Crop quality greater in western Manitoba

Better grain bin sensors could put you in the combine a week earlier

Drought concerns persist, yield outlook sees downgrade

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