Green Gold (Central): Time to assess frost damage

Here is the first release for the scissor clipping project for 2013. This year we will be reporting from various areas of the province (eastern, central, Interlake, western). For the central report, the fields that are being sampled are in the south-central and Arborg areas. Site RFV PEAQ RFV NIR Height CP Arborg 268 212

GRAINS-Soybeans climb as planting delays fuel supply worries

* Rains delay U.S. crop planting, postpones harvest outlook * Corn futures retreat on long liquidation, traders say * South Korea finds no GMO wheat yet in tests (Adds crop-progress data, closing prices) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures climbed on Monday on concerns supplies will run short before the


GRAINS-Soy crumbles as China cancels purchases; back months rise

* More soy cancellations expected * New-crop corn and soy underpinned by wet weather * Wheat firm on short-covering, U.S. weather worries (Updates with closing princes; adds quotes) By Sam Nelson and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, May 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures fell on Wednesday following news that China, the world's

GRAINS-Soybeans crumble as China begins cancelling purchases

* More cancellations expected * New-crop corn and soy underpinned by wet weather (New throughout to reflect shift in market sentiment; adds fresh analyst quotes, weather details; changes dateline from HAMBURG/SINGAPORE) By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures fell on Wednesday following news that China, the world's


Winter wheat acres reseeded due to winterkill

Weekly Provincial Summary  Producers made good seeding progress over the past week in many areas of Manitoba. Seeding is estimated to be 75-80 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 80 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 70-85 per cent complete in the Central Region, 85 per cent complete in the Eastern Region and

GRAINS-Corn prices firm, near 4-wk high as planting slows

SYDNEY, May 29 (Reuters) - U.S. new-crop corn rose for the fifth session on Wednesday and was near a four-week high after the pace of U.S. planting slowed last week due to wet weather. New-crop soybeans fell even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed oilseed planting marked its slowest pace in 17 years last