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Little relief seen for Midwest drought: meteorologists

By Sam Nelson July 20, 2012

Small amounts of rain this week and early next week in about 70 to 75 per cent of the U.S. Midwest Crop Belt will provide some relief to deteriorating corn or soybean crops from the relentless and spreading drought, meteorologists said on Monday. “There’s no huge change in the forecast today, maybe a little more

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U.S. weather rally buries bearish acreage reports

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 12, 2012

Parts of Western Canada may have seen some heavy rain during the week ended June 29, but it was the lack of moisture south of the border that was behind most of the sharp gains in North American grains and oilseeds during the week. The majority of the U.S. Midwest’s corn- and soybean-growing regions could

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Drier weather heats up growing conditions

By Manitoba Agriculture July 1, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary A return to warm and drier conditions is welcomed by many Manitoba producers. All crop types, particularly the warm-season crops of grain corn, sunflowers, edible beans and soybeans are benefiting from the recent change in weather. The favourable weather conditions are also allowing acres impacted by excess moisture to recover. However, there

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Rained-out Saskatchewan canola fields support futures

By Dwayne Klassen June 30, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform strengthened during the week ended June 22, with gains spurred on by the weather issues in the U.S. Soybean Belt. Fresh Canadian canola export sales to China helped to influence the price advances, as did steady demand from the domestic processing sector. Concern over flooded-out canola

Livestock Markets, News, Oilseeds, Opinion

China’s agricultural future: Adopt developed technologies

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer July 1, 2012

China is a grudging importer of corn and pork, preferring instead to increase domestic production  

As the most populous nation on Earth, China has intermittently been seen as the solution to the problem created by the ability of U.S. farmers to produce more than they can sell at a profitable price. Sometimes the discussion is focused on cotton; at other times it is corn or soybeans. Today, it is pork

Crops, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Crop fears trigger limit-up move in CBOT corn

By Christine Stebbins June 30, 2012

Reuters / U.S. corn and soybeans are baking as a scorching dome of heat hovers over the centre of the country, with little relief in sight until the July 1 weekend at the earliest, agricultural meteorologists said June 25. The heat and persistent dryness has become a huge worry for farmers and the grain trade as

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Fuzzy ending stocks picture supports canola values

By Dwayne Klassen June 16, 2012

Canola prices at the ICE Futures Canada trading platform closed the week ended June 8 on a firmer footing. Canola was underpinned by the need of domestic processors to cover nearby commitments and by the general strength displayed by the Chicago soybean complex. Growing concern about the tight global oilseed ending stocks picture, for this

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola price trend hits backwash of lower demand

By Dwayne Klassen June 8, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform lost some value during the week ended June 1. Losses in the CBOT soybean complex helped to fuel some of the downward price slide, as did sentiment that canola had become overpriced and was in need of a correction lower. Macroeconomic issues were again a big feature

News, Oilseeds, Weather

Dryness a growing concern for crops in U.S. Midwest

June 8, 2012

chicago / reuters / The U.S. Midwest will see little rain over the next week to 10 days, but moderate temperatures will help slow deterioration of corn and soybean crop conditions, an agricultural meteorologist said June 4. “It’s not the best of forecasts, but the fact there will not be any extreme heat will marginalize

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Widespread frost early May 30 caused minimal damage

June 8, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary The only remaining acres left to be seeded include greenfeed and millet crops and some isolated acres of canola, edible beans and soybeans. Reseeding of some fields is still occurring as stands were impacted by either high winds, insect activity, disease, seed placement or dry soil conditions at time of seeding. Most

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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