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CBOT September 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures settled slightly lower on Wednesday as forecasts for cooler weather lifted expectations for better crop conditions after this week’s hot spell, though corn edged higher. Markets had been falling since Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report, which showed conditions for soy and
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and better-than-expected U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition ratings added pressure on prices. Showers in parts of the Midwest and Mississippi Delta temporarily eased concerns about
Derwin: Dollar direction signals hard to decipher
Crops, Currency markets, Markets

Derwin: Dollar direction signals hard to decipher

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Every week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) releases its Commitments of Traders (COT) report. But just how committed are the traders shown in those trading activity reports? When you look at what traders can also do in the cash, over-the-counter and physical markets associated with those futures contracts, it’s difficult to say for sure. This
U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain futures settled down on Monday after corn touched a five-year high and soybeans reached a one-year peak, as forecasts for rain in U.S. crop-growing areas eased concerns about hot, dry weather. A recent warm, dry spell had fueled worries that corn could be damaged during crucial
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Crops, Markets

Flax prices muted

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MarketsFarm — Flax yields are expected to be average at harvest season, thanks to the combination of more seeded acres and inclement growing conditions. Export numbers have been lower in recent years, due in part to China having opted to import flax from other countries besides Canada. According to an early 2019 report from FarmLead,
VIDEO: Know your grasshopper stages before deciding to spray
Crops, Other

VIDEO: Know your grasshopper stages before deciding to spray

If you hit your fields early, you could end up spraying twice

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You’ve got grasshoppers in your fields, but before you fill up your sprayer to help limit the damage – and their appetites – do you know what growth stage you’re looking at? In this video, John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, offers his experience on staging grasshoppers and why their third to fourth juvenile stage
Weather in Manitoba this year has raised sclerotinia questions as producers weigh a bone-dry start with rains that may have put the fungus back in the game.
Crops, Oilseeds

Decision time on sclerotinia control

The yearly decision may be harder than normal as rain finally falls on Manitoba

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Producers are scratching their heads on sclerotinia spray this year. On one hand, the weather has been dry for most of the growing season. Much of agricultural Manitoba still sat at around two-thirds or less of normal rainfall as of June 25, according to Manitoba Agriculture, despite a series of rains since late May. The
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Markets

Funds remain short canola and soybeans

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MarketsFarm — Fund traders continue to hold onto a large net short position in the canola market, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position came in Tuesday at 57,512,an increase of roughly 5,000 contracts from the previous week. Open
A chickpea crop in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Weather threatens India’s crops

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MarketsFarm — India is experiencing abnormal rain and weather patterns that have resulted in almost half of the country receiving drastically less rain than usual. In total, the entire country is experiencing about 12 per cent less precipitation than is normally expected. Particularly, provinces in India’s key pulse-growing region are experiencing significant droughts during a

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