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Pulse weekly outlook: Fababeans staying on field

By GFM Network News September 10, 2020

MarketsFarm — As other crops make their way into the bin, fababeans across the Prairies are lagging behind. “They’re further behind this year because they were later going in,” said Dale McManus, a broker with Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. Saskatchewan grows over half of Canada’s fababeans, and most are grown around the Yorkton area,

ICE November 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shows volatility after long weekend

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Although there remains a lot of canola to be combined, one trader believes most harvest pressure on the market has already passed. “The farmers who wanted to sell off of the combine or shortly after, probably have done so already,” said Jerry Klassen, an independent Winnipeg commodities trader. There will still be some

CBOT November 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally as China keeps buying

Data awaited from USDA

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Wednesday to their highest in more than two years and recorded a 12th straight daily advance on continued export demand from China, coupled with worries about crop-killing frost in parts of the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures ended narrowly mixed while corn futures drifted lower in

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Frost early, widespread in Manitoba

Farmers are still assessing crop damage

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 8, 2020

A big chunk of rural Manitoba got its first serious taste of fall frost overnight Monday and into early Tuesday morning. The west and southwest regions experienced the lowest temperatures, registering frost periods of around eight hours in length, and temperatures from -2 C to a low of -5.2 C, recorded in Inglis. A band

One might suspect the wilted sunflower seeding on the right was damaged by frost May 30, but Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development's (MARD) manager of crop industry development, says a cutworm was the culprit. She says farmers should be checking their fields for more than frost damage right now.

Crops, News

Frost was mostly light, but check your fields for other crop stressors right now

Flea beetles and cutworms are on the rise, while packed soils and dry hot winds are other things to watch for

By Allan Dawson June 1, 2020

[UPDATED: June 2, 2020] Potential frost damage might be the least of the many crop stressors Manitoba farmers see as they scout their fields the next several days. “Frost is just one of the factors we’re looking for right now,” Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development’s (MARD) Manager of Crop Industry Development, said in

CBOT July 2020 soybeans with Bollimger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

Wheat pressured by improved Northern Hemisphere weather

By GFM Network News May 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday, as continued weak demand due to the coronavirus epidemic and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions offset support from a flurry of commodity purchases by top importer China. Corn also slipped, following a pullback in crude oil, while wheat eased as beneficial rain for Northern Hemisphere

This is how potato harvest should look, but not so for Manitoba potato growers who are now dealing with two bad harvest years in a row.

Crops, News

Frost ends Manitoba potato harvest

'Two bad years in a row hurts,' says potato growers association manager

By Allan Dawson November 5, 2019

Frost last week ended Manitoba’s potato harvest, leaving thousands of acres undug. It’s the second year wet soils prevented potato farmers from getting all the crop off before heavy frost ruined it. And while the final figures aren’t in, an estimated 12,000 acres of potatoes worth more than $50 million, didn’t get dug, says Dan

File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Last weekend’s dump of snow coupled with cold temperatures brought the Alberta harvest to a complete halt, according to the province’s latest crop report. For the week ended Oct. 1, the province-wide harvest managed to improve to 33.7 per cent from 28.1 per cent the previous week. This year’s pace was slightly above

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans retreat off highs

By GFM Network News October 2, 2019

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have backed off of highs hit earlier in the week. That’s due mainly to harvest activity putting pressure on prices, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Illinois. Corn crops across the U.S. are currently only 11 per cent harvested,

ICE January 2020 canola with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Uncertainty, lack of farmer selling lift canola bids

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Over the last week or so canola prices have been largely supported by two factors, according to Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary. “To some degree it’s still crop uncertainty and growers aren’t selling.” Cash bids have varied widely, he said, while spot premiums have shot up a bit. “That indicates

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Tag Archives Frost

Pulse weekly outlook: Fababeans staying on field

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shows volatility after long weekend

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally as China keeps buying

Frost early, widespread in Manitoba

Frost was mostly light, but check your fields for other crop stressors right now

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

Frost ends Manitoba potato harvest

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans retreat off highs

ICE weekly outlook: Uncertainty, lack of farmer selling lift canola bids

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