Crops & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Drought slashes EU wheat, export surplus to be cut

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz, Michael Hogan, Nigel Hunt August 10, 2018

Hamburg | Reuters – Drought and a heatwave that scorched fields in northern Europe may cut the European Union’s wheat export surplus and the bloc will need to consume more of its own grains, experts said on Friday. French analysts Strategie Grains forecast a 10 percent smaller EU soft wheat harvest this year, with northern

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as USDA sees record U.S. crop, huge yields

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures dropped more than 4 percent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected larger-than-expected crop yields in the United States and said U.S. and global stocks of the oilseed would swell to record highs. Corn and wheat prices also dropped as the USDA forecast a bigger average U.S.

Crops

USDA expects record soy production, corn yields

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub August 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday raised its outlook for domestic corn and soybean harvests by a more than expected amount due to good weather during key phases of development. The increased domestic projections, which pushed futures markets sharply lower, will boost the U.S. soybean stockpile to its biggest ever while

Crops

Lightest harvest in years expected for Germany

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Drought and heat continue to pound Germany’s crops and analysts now expect the lightest harvest in 24 years, the association of German farm co-operatives DRV said in an Aug. 8 harvest report. The harvest for all grains is expected to decline to about 36.3 million tonnes, a 20.3 per cent fall and

Crops, Oilseeds

Straight-cutting canola growers urged to be patient on desiccant spray

Producers may be chomping to get the crop off the field, but experts say an early desiccant application in canola might mean loss of quality

By Alexis Stockford August 9, 2018

Don’t jump the gun on canola desiccation. The growing number of farmers who are straight cutting canola are once again pondering the right time to cut off their growing season, a decision that Canola Council of Canada agronomist Angela Brackenreed says is always difficult, even for experienced producers. Lionel Kaskiw, farm production adviser with Manitoba

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after weather-led gains ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures retreated on Thursday after two sessions of gains in a profit-taking and position-squaring setback ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report. Corn also slipped as traders moved to the sidelines ahead of the closely watched report, the first of the season to include field surveys

Cereals, Crops

Early harvest pressures Prairie barley prices

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 9, 2018

CNS Canada — Barley prices in Western Canada are falling as an early harvest is weighing on values. “Prices have moderated here,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities Ltd. Lethbridge, Alta. The surprise rally from last week ended as quickly as it began. Prices which started last week at about C$250 per tonne were

Crops, Weather

Southern Sask. harvest underway

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 9, 2018

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are starting to get into fields, especially in the south where three per cent of the crop has been combined. Overall, producers in the province have combined one per cent of the crop, in line with the five-year average. Two per cent has been swathed or is ready to be

Crops

New GM technique promises to speed new crop development

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 9, 2018

CNS Canada — Scientists in the United States say they have found a new method for inserting genes into crops that could speed up development of new varieties. “Making genetic improvements that were difficult or impossible before will be much easier because we can now insert not just one or two genes, but multiple genes

Crops, Markets

Corn and soybeans sitting firm ahead of USDA report

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 8, 2018

CNS Canada – Corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade have been strengthening ahead of Friday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the United States Department of Agriculture. “There’s been a lot of really big yield estimates we’ve been throwing around that people are starting to walk back a little

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

How farmers can manage stress, anxiety during spring seeding

Crops

Drought slashes EU wheat, export surplus to be cut

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as USDA sees record U.S. crop, huge yields

USDA expects record soy production, corn yields

Lightest harvest in years expected for Germany

Straight-cutting canola growers urged to be patient on desiccant spray

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after weather-led gains ahead of USDA report

Early harvest pressures Prairie barley prices

Southern Sask. harvest underway

New GM technique promises to speed new crop development

Corn and soybeans sitting firm ahead of USDA report

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Crop pest insects to watch out for in 2026

Latest Market News