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Charred remnants of a rail bridge destroyed by a wildfire on June 30 are seen during a media tour by authorities in Lytton, B.C. on July 9, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

B.C. wildfires continue to disrupt Prairie grain movement

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News July 15, 2021

Canadian National Railway’s fire-damaged bridge at Lytton, B.C. reopened for traffic Tuesday — but all train movement, including for grain, through British Columbia’s wildfire-ravaged southern Interior, is “hit and miss” and will remain so until the fire risk lessens. “Both (CN and Canadian Pacific Railway) are having troubles because there are so many fires in

Critically dry pasture in the RM of Fisher shows little growth in July after only three weeks of grazing.

Forages, News

Feed fears come into focus after poor first cut, flagging pasture

Livestock producers are facing yet another year of both poor first-cut yields and ongoing pasture concerns

By Alexis Stockford July 15, 2021

Producers are seeing their fears realized with light hay cuts and pasture supplies once again running thin. With the exception of very localized patches of the southeast, which are seeing almost normal growth, most producers harvested 50 to 70 per cent of their normal forage in the first cut, according to John McGregor, hay expert

Two pest species, the clear-winged grasshopper (left) and two-striped grasshopper have caused damage for farmers this year.

Crops, News

Grasshoppers in Manitoba are hungry, and plentiful

After a string of dry summers helping their populations, producers are encouraged to scout for pest grasshoppers

By Alexis Stockford July 15, 2021

Manitoba’s pest grasshopper species are out, and with the heat and dry weather they’re having a good time. “There’s some control currently going on,” provincial entomologist John Gavloski said. “A lot of it is edge spraying, so people doing their ditches and their field edges, but there has been some full-field spraying.” Why it matters:

Farmer and Grainews columnist Toban Dyck inspects wheat on July 6, 2021 near Winkler, Man., where hot and dry weather has led to thin, uneven stands. (Photo: Reuters/Rod Nickel)

Beef cattle, Crops, Forages, Weather

Saskatchewan raises salvage threshold for parched crops

Stock watering program also boosted; APAS, Tories' ag critic had called for more drought aid

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 15, 2021

Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance agency is raising the yield threshold at which drought-damaged crops can be grazed, baled for greenfeed or cut for silage with no penalty on future coverage. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. said Wednesday it would double the “low yield appraisal” threshold values on cereal or pulse crop acres put to feed. SCIC

ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green, purple and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: $1,000 canola not a guarantee

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — Any idea of canola hitting $1,000 per tonne in the near future is not the sure thing some people may have thought it was, according to Errol Anderson, an analyst with ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “New-crop futures might take a run at $1,000 per tonne, but in the same breath the November contract

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — As hot and dry weather, especially in Western Canada, have wrought havoc on Canadian pulse crops and raised prices, it’s also becoming more difficult to export pulses overseas. Shipping containers, in which 30 per cent of Canada’s peas and more than 50 per cent of Canada’s lentils are transported, are currently in a

CBOT December 2021 corn (blue line) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and MGEX, CBOT and K.C. September 2021 wheats (green, orange and yellow lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Inflation another major concern for traders

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — While weather has become a primary factor in rising commodity prices over the past week, traders at the Chicago Board of Trade are also paying close attention on inflation. Earlier Wednesday morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the producer price index (PPI) increased by one per cent, more than expected,

Crops, Other

U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed

By GFM Network News, Shariq Khan July 14, 2021

Reuters — Three top U.S. Democratic senators on Wednesday unveiled a discussion draft of a bill that aims to legalize cannabis, a move that would allow adult Americans to buy and possess up to 10 ounces of marijuana without facing criminal penalties. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act floated by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer,

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

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans up on weather worries

MGEX, CBOT September wheats also gain

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 14, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures hit their highest in nearly two weeks on Wednesday as forecasts called for dry weather in the Midwest crop belt next week and continued dryness in the northern Plains, threatening crop prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up 18 cents at $5.58-3/4

CBOT December 2021 corn (candlesticks) with CBOT September 2021 wheat and corn (green and yellow lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn up on supply worries

Soy futures follow veg oils higher

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 13, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday on concerns about tightening grain supplies while soybean futures advanced on strong global vegetable oil markets, analysts said. Wheat futures turned lower on profit-taking after rallying on supply concerns a day earlier. Chicago Board of Trade September corn futures settled up six cents at $5.51-1/4

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Crops

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

Feed fears come into focus after poor first cut, flagging pasture

Grasshoppers in Manitoba are hungry, and plentiful

Saskatchewan raises salvage threshold for parched crops

ICE weekly outlook: $1,000 canola not a guarantee

Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments

CBOT weekly outlook: Inflation another major concern for traders

U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans up on weather worries

U.S. grains: Corn up on supply worries

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