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North Dakota is the biggest U.S. producer of spring wheat, used in artisanal breads, pizza dough and bagels. Photo: Thinkstock

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume July 28, 2021

Mandan, N.D. | Reuters – Spring wheat yields in southern and east central North Dakota are well below average as a severe drought slashed production potential in the country’s top producing state, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts calculated an average spring wheat yield at 29.5 bushels per acre (bpa)

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – If Manitoba’s pea harvest is any indication, the province’s pulse crops will be largely deteriorated by the hot and dry weather affecting all of Western Canada, according to Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk. “It has affected (pulses) like it has affected most of the other crops, in that severe

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

By GFM Network News, Stephanie Kelly July 27, 2021

New York | Reuters – Chicago soybean rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, after a weekly U.S. government report showed crop conditions deteriorated unexpectedly last week. Corn and wheat both fell as traders took profits at midday after prices rose in the session. “It’s a trading range without much conviction,” said Brian Hoops,

Cereals, Markets, News

Strategie Grains lifts EU grain crop and export forecasts

By Reuters July 27, 2021

Consultant Strategie Grains has further increased its monthly production forecasts for all three major cereals in the European Union in the current 2021-22 season, which it said will help the bloc to meet higher projected demand on the global market. However, the consultancy also echoed mounting concerns over the potential impact on grain quality from

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn prices rise after days of losses

By GFM Network News, Stephanie Kelly July 26, 2021

New York | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn rose on Monday after traders fretted that both markets were oversold, while continued dryness in the northern Plains helped boost futures further. Wheat prices, however, fell. Hot, dry weather in the U.S. Midwest has raised concerns about the outlook for crops for both corn and soybeans.

Crops, Markets

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

Industry 'on the edge of turning'

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 24, 2021

MarketsFarm — The number of hemp acres grown in Canada, of which more than 80 per cent are on the Prairies, have ebbed and flowed over the past few years. In 2018, 41,200 acres were planted, according to Statistics Canada, but the total more than doubled the next year to 91,100. In 2020, that number

CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Traders look at long-term weather; wheat flat

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News July 23, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Friday, pressured by extended forecasts calling for cooler weather into August, though hot, dry weather in the coming week across the U.S. Midwest underpinned prices. Wheat ended lower as concerns over unfavorable weather in key exporting countries countered pressure from corn and soybeans. The

Crops, Markets

Durum markets reckon with weather

'There was no wiggle room for a crop problem'

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — The higher temperatures soared and the longer between rains in Western Canada, the lower the yield projections for most crops — and drought-tolerant durum wheat is no exception. With bids already elevated due to a downturn in potential new-crop supply, the price of durum could rise even higher. “There’s not a lot of

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Bids rising in Saskatchewan

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada are continuing their ongoing rise as heat and dryness cover the region. “For feed wheat (on Tuesday), I finally got a bid of $10 per bushel, which is really an amazing bid,” said Dale McManus, broker for Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. The high-delivered bid for feed

Manitoba Beef Producers president Tyler Fulton speaks in Winnipeg on July 22, 2021 at a federal/provincial announcement including planned changes to crop insurance against this summer’s drought, alongside federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux (r). (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Manitoba triggers hay disaster benefit

Per-tonne rate lifted to cover feed, transport costs

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 23, 2021

Manitoba’s crop insurance agency is set to lift the per-tonne rate paid out on insured forage crops to help cover livestock producers’ bills to buy and truck in replacement feed. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC) on Thursday announced a 2021 hay disaster benefit to provide another $44 per tonne, for every tonne below coverage, to

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Crops

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

Strategie Grains lifts EU grain crop and export forecasts

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn prices rise after days of losses

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Durum markets reckon with weather

Feed weekly outlook: Bids rising in Saskatchewan

Manitoba triggers hay disaster benefit

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