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Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feed grains firm

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin December 21, 2018

CNS Canada — The seasonality of the feed grain sector is contributing to a firmer tone in Alberta barley and feed wheat bids heading into the New Year. “We’ve seen bids in our office on feed barley jump up a decent amount,” said Nelson Neumann, a trader with Edmonton-area grain brokerage Agfinity. He linked the

Corn has been discounted across much of Ontario because of high levels of DON. There are challenges in marketing especially high infection level corn. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Weather

How Ontario’s new DON testing cost-share program works

By GFM Network News, Matt McIntosh December 14, 2018

With vomitoxin (DON) levels so prevalent in this year’s corn crop, the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) says a new DON testing cost-sharing initiative will help producers strategically market their grain. Why it matters: OSCIA says cost-sharing will help farmers know how severe their deoxynivalenol (DON) issues are, and how to market their

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue (l) and U.S. Representative Rodney Davis of Illinois take farmers’ questions at a farm in Champaign, Illinois October 24, 2018.

International news, News

Penny for your corn?

Stingy trade war aid irks U.S. farmers

By Mark Weinraub, P.J. Huffstutter December 10, 2018

Iowa corn farmer Bob Hemesath jokes that the government cheque he expects as compensation for his trade war losses will soon allow him to splurge on upscale coffee in town instead of his usual burnt gas station brew. Rob Sharkey, an Illinois farmer, hopes his corn trade aid cheque will be big enough for that

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market flat as holidays near

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 6, 2018

CNS Canada — The flat western Canadian feed grain market will continue for the forseeable future, but there could be slight changes around the holidays and into the New Year. “The market has been relatively flat for several weeks now and my guess is it will continue to be that way into the New Year.

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers are taking from that,” said

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices have fluctuated very little over the past few weeks according to one Alberta-based commodities trader. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said corn has been getting $245-$250 per tonne. There is plenty of corn available in the U.S. and its price is often the cap on

Crops

Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots

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

CNS Canada – Cattle in “feedlot alley” in Lethbridge, Alta., won’t be seeing corn leave their diets any time soon, according to one feed grain buyer. “The marketplace booked up a fair bit of corn in advance of it, so through September, December and even out into March. So that’s all been done, that corn

Crops

Toxin in U.S. corn harvest poses latest headache for farmers

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer, Tom Polansek November 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – North American farmers are finding increased levels of a plant toxin known as vomitoxin in this year’s corn harvest, adding insult to injury for growers already suffering as the U.S.-China trade war hurts soybean exports and crop prices. Vomitoxin sickens livestock and can also make humans and pets fall ill, and

Crops

USDA sees more U.S. corn, fewer soybean acres over next decade

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team November 2, 2018

CNS Canada – Farmers in the United States are expected to increase their corn seedings over the next decade while reducing soybean area, according to early baseline projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Nov. 2. The complete USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028 report will be released in February. The projections are based on

Crops, Markets

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer October 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel hovering near the lowest in a decade, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced the decision last week ahead of a campaign

Daily Network News

Bayer takes its multi-front battle on pesticide liability to Kansas

Pulse Weekly: More Saskatchewan pulse acres very likely in 2026/27

USDA makes few changes in domestic figures

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Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feed grains firm

How Ontario’s new DON testing cost-share program works

Penny for your corn?

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market flat as holidays near

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots

Toxin in U.S. corn harvest poses latest headache for farmers

USDA sees more U.S. corn, fewer soybean acres over next decade

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

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