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U.S. grains: Wheat extends decline as Russian supply worries abate

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session as fears of a shortfall in Russian wheat exports diminished, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also declined, pressured by spillover weakness from wheat as well as improving crop conditions in the U.S. Midwest after widespread rains. Chicago Board of

Grain storage at a Russian seaport. (Pridannikov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Russian ag minister sees no need for wheat export duty, for now

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 21, 2018

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture minister sees no reason for now to introduce an export duty on wheat and is not considering one, he was quoted as saying by RIA news agency on Tuesday. A meeting at the agriculture ministry on Friday fuelled speculation among traders that Russia could consider grain export curbs once

Emerging winter wheat plants. (File photo by Laura Rance)

Crops, Weather

Manitoba winter wheat yields down

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 17, 2018

CNS Canada — As the winter wheat harvest finishes up in Manitoba, initial reports are that yields are lower than in years past. “It was a disadvantage with the winter and with the weather conditions this summer it’s been pretty dry… so between the two, it’s kind of reduced yields,” said Doug Martin, chairman of

Dried Ear of Cereal crop in studio isolated against white background.

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids march higher

As weather concerns continue to mount, prices head upwards

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm August 9, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada continued their climb upwards for the week ended Aug. 2. Heat and dryness concerns throughout Europe, the Black Sea region, and Australia continued to drive the United States futures markets higher during the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent CWRS) wheat prices were up

Grain Markets, Markets

World weather concerns send Prairie wheat bids higher

Several key regional production estimates have been lowered

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 2, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended July 27, as heat and dryness concerns in a number of key wheat-growing regions of the world sparked a rally in the United States futures. Production estimates out of Europe, the Black Sea region, and Australia were all seeing downward revisions,

Crops

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

By GFM Network News, Michael Hogan, Polina Devitt, Sybille De La Hamaide August 2, 2018

Paris | Moscow | Hamburg | Reuters – Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output estimates, with prices soaring on fears of further crop damage. Evidence of serious harm to crops is growing as harvesting heads north in

Grain Markets, Markets

Western Canada’s wheat bids gain with U.S. futures

September MGEX, CBOT and K.C. wheat rose by between three and four per cent on the week

By Dave Sims July 26, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada generally moved higher in most locations during the week ended July 20, tracking gains in the U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $9 per tonne in northwestern Saskatchewan but up by $9-$11 per tonne in most

Farmer Darrin Eck with his tractor and cotton planter near Harper, Kansas, May 11, 2018.

Crops, News

King Cotton makes a comeback

U.S. farmers in the southern plains are piling into the textile crop after souring on wheat

By Michael Hirtzer June 13, 2018

Farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma are planting more land with cotton than they have for decades as they ditch wheat, attracted by relatively high cotton prices and the crop’s ability to withstand drought. A 20 per cent increase from last year marks a sharp turnaround for the crop that once dominated the Mississippi Delta into

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 17, 2018

CNS Canada — After a winter with tight supplies leading to a feed grain price rally in Western Canada, prices are starting to back off. “It’s been breaking free a little bit. Kind of surprisingly this year it took till seeding time to see that happen. We’ve seen markets rally right up till May,” said

Grain Markets, Markets

U.S. futures fall, dragging on Prairie wheat bids

MGEX, CBOT and K.C. wheat slip by two to three per cent on the week

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm April 26, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada declined for the week ended April 20, following the lead of U.S. futures markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices fell by $7-$11 per tonne across most of the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink ahead of semi-annual inventory report

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures firm on recent dollar slide, winter weather

Feed Grains Weekly: More consideration being given to U.S. corn

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U.S. grains: Wheat extends decline as Russian supply worries abate

Russian ag minister sees no need for wheat export duty, for now

Manitoba winter wheat yields down

Prairie wheat bids march higher

World weather concerns send Prairie wheat bids higher

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

Western Canada’s wheat bids gain with U.S. futures

King Cotton makes a comeback

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

U.S. futures fall, dragging on Prairie wheat bids

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