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A field in the Interlake, May 23. Some fields in Manitoba are in need of rain while others have been so wet they've sunk equipment up to the axles in mud.

A tale of two springs

This spring has created a sharp divide with some producers wrapping up, while others have been stuck

By Alexis Stockford June 5, 2020

Growers would greet a rainfall very differently right now, depending on where they are in the province. For producers in the southeast and the eastern stretches of central Manitoba, rain is probably a welcome sight with crops in the ground and little precipitation so far this spring. Others, who have watched equipment sink down to

ICE Futures July 2020 canola with 20-, 40-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola nearing resistance

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have trended higher over the past month, but may be nearing the upper end of their nearby range. Solid demand, from both exporters and domestic crushers, has kept canola well supported, while a firmer tone in world energy and vegetable oil markets should also add some upside momentum, according

CBOT July 2020 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drift lower on favourable crop prospects

CBOT July wheat up on short-covering

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen May 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as generally favourable U.S. Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for large harvests, analysts said. “We just don’t have enough demand … to overcome the good growing conditions that are seen across the Midwest,” said Brian Hoops, president of Midwest Market Solutions. So

File photo of a sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Bigger sunflower crop expected for 2020

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canada will likely see its largest sunflower crop in a number of years in 2020 if weather conditions co-operate, as good end-user demand and solid returns for growers generate increased interest in the crop. Canadian farmers intend to seed 104,400 acres of sunflowers this spring, which would be up 36 per cent on

Ellis Seeds burns an unharvested flax field near Wawanesa this spring after quality samples deemed it not worth harvesting.

Crops, News

Cold spring keeps a tight leash on seeding

Farmers are bemoaning the late start to seeding, on top of the issues carried over from last fall

By Alexis Stockford May 14, 2020

Farmers across Manitoba were ready to hit the field by early May, but Mother Nature wasn’t co-operating. Cold temperatures delayed seeding across the province through the first part of May. According to the first Manitoba crop report May 5, producers had only managed a “piecemeal approach” to seeding at that point. Why it matters: Farmers

ICE July canola with 20- and 100-day moving averages and CBOT July 2020 soyoil (blue line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady at midweek

Spring seeding more or less underway

By GFM Network News May 13, 2020

MarketsFarm — After showing considerable strength in prior trading sessions, canola contracts were either side of unchanged at midweek. David Derwin of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg said canola was holding steady in comparison to other vegetable oils. “There’s general weakness in other markets, but canola hasn’t had too much of a move,” he said. Considerable

A green lentil crop in southeastern Saskatchewan on May 31, 2019. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Lentil bids in Western Canada may have come off their recent highs, but prices are still solid and should encourage more seeded area this spring. Increased demand tied to the COVID-19 pandemic gave lentil prices a boost in March, with the largest gains in red lentils which hit highs around the 32 cents/lb.

News

Ukraine 2020 spring grain sowing one-third complete — ministry

By Reuters April 28, 2020

Ukrainian farmers have sown 4.8 million hectares of spring grains as of April 16 or 32 per cent of the expected area of 15.3 million hectares, the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture said on April 17. The sown area included 872,700 hectares of barley, 115,500 hectares of spring wheat and one million

This field of soybeans near Altamont was snow covered Oct. 17, 2019, but was eventually harvested last fall. However, more than 400,000 acres of annual insured crops weren’t harvested as of Nov. 20, 2019.

Crops, News

What acres remain from harvest 2019 unclear

It’s believed a lot of corn and sunflowers were combined this winter, but it’s not clear how much of other crops remain to be harvested

By Allan Dawson April 24, 2020

Last fall thousands of acres went unharvested because of wet conditions. How much crop was taken off between then and now is unknown, as are the number of acres still worth harvesting. “From what we understand most producers really haven’t been able to address their unharvested acres in any fashion either to combine it, or destroy it, or whatever,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s

ICE May 2020 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market floating headline to headline

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but activity was choppy as futures reacted to broad swings in global financial markets. While the looming growing season should be starting to garner some attention, the COVID-19 pandemic “has grabbed all of the headlines and all of the oxygen out

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A tale of two springs

ICE weekly outlook: Canola nearing resistance

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drift lower on favourable crop prospects

Bigger sunflower crop expected for 2020

Cold spring keeps a tight leash on seeding

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady at midweek

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

Ukraine 2020 spring grain sowing one-third complete — ministry

What acres remain from harvest 2019 unclear

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market floating headline to headline

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