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File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan production, yields ‘slightly lower’

Peas, lentils over 90 per cent harvested

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MarketsFarm — Dale Risula, Saskatchewan’s provincial specialist for pulses, forages and specialty crops, said that while this year’s harvest is progressing well, he expects average-at-best pulse production this year. As of Sept. 4, the province’s dry pea harvest was 92 per cent complete, while 91 per cent of the lentil crop was combined. Only 51
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn choppy, wheat hits new contract low

Market eyes USDA's monthly supply-demand report for price direction

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures were choppy and wheat futures slid to the lowest level since May on Monday as traders scrambled to adjust their positions ahead of a key government crop report. Corn futures firmed late in the session on short-covering, and as market players debated how big the cuts to the
Fire claims a combine in Saskatchewan during harvest in 2017.
News

Tinder-dry harvest elevates fire risk

Dry conditions and hot weather could elevate the chance of a costly combine fire

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Field conditions and an early harvest have elevated the risk of combine fires. “Certainly the risk is great this year because of the dry conditions,” said Keystone Agricultural Producers farm safety consultant Morag Marjerison. “Across Canada, there have already been some combine fires this year. So it’s definitely something that they should be considering.” Why
File photo of harvesting near Wymark, Sask., south of Swift Current, on Sept. 8, 2020. (Nancy Anderson/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure keeps lid on prices

Domestic prices seen weighing on corn imports

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MarketsFarm — As the harvest continued across the Canadian Prairies, pressure kept feed grain prices largely in check, according to Crystal Leitch of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “We don’t see things changing too much because pricing is not what it was. There’s some hope that pricing is going to come back up, whether it
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 30- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy futures stumble as trade awaits harvest, crop data

U.S. corn harvesting starts early in some areas

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday as grain traders waited for farmers to harvest their fields and the government to release updated crop estimates next week. Most-active soybean futures ended down 16-3/4 cents at $13.59-1/2 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade (all figures US$). CBOT wheat futures declined 9-1/4
ICE November 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Little downside for canola, trader says

'I wouldn’t look for a big collapse'

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MarketsFarm — After trading rangebound during the week before the Labour Day long weekend, canola started the month of September by taking a tumble. The November canola contract stayed between $800-$821 per tonne from Aug. 24 to Sept. 1, with closing prices between $809-$812/tonne. When ICE Futures resumed trading Tuesday, the price dropped $13.90, to
ICE November 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure, farmer selling to guide canola

New StatCan figures 'right around expectations'

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MarketsFarm — Any fanfare from the long-awaited production estimates from Statistics Canada released on Tuesday was gone by the next day. ICE canola futures initially jumped by double digits that morning, but throughout that session the gains faded. By the end of Wednesday’s session, canola was down. “The StatCan report came in right around expectations.
CBOT December 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX December 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, wheat lower; soybeans move up

Corn, wheat already face harvest price pressure

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MarketsFarm — Corn and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were on the decline during the week ended Wednesday, but those for soybeans were going in the opposite direction until hitting resistance. The December corn contract ended the week 9.75 cents per bushel lower at $4.8075 per bushel (all figures US$). The
Spring wheat quality rating by region.
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Winter wheat, fall rye harvest nears completion, waterhemp makes further inroads

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 16 (week 35)

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Harvest progress sits at 18 per cent complete across the province, which slightly lower than the 5-year average (23 per cent) harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is near completion, with 97 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre and 70 bu/acre for fall

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