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Winter wheat claims have been the largest issue with crop insurance so far this season.

Crop insurance working on claims

Last week the focus was on winterkilled winter wheat, but some reseeding claims are expected following strong winds

By Allan Dawson May 22, 2018

Manitoba’s long winter and cold spring wasn’t kind to many Manitoba winter wheat crops, says an official with the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), which administers the federal provincial crop insurance program. Meanwhile, MASC is also expecting to get reseeding claims following last week’s high winds. “We’ve had the one canola claim (from the Portage

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains dryness, technical buying

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical buying and crop production concerns due to dry weather in the U.S. Plains wheat belt and other major production areas around the globe. Corn futures advanced on spillover support from wheat, while soybeans advanced on follow-through buying from Monday’s

Manitoba winter wheat growers have reported spotty damage in their fields this spring, especially in the Interlake.

Crops, Local news

Winter cereals (mostly) dodge winterkill woes

Winter cereals are looking good this spring, with exceptions in  the Interlake and central Manitoba around Winnipeg and Selkirk 

By Alexis Stockford May 18, 2018

Winter wheat mostly came through the bitterly cold stretches in December and January and extended chill this spring. The first crop report of the season was mostly good news for the few farmers who got winter cereals in the ground last year. Western Manitoba has good regrowth so far, according to the province, although some

Crops, Markets

U.S. wheat stocks bigger than expected, trade watching weather

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 10, 2018

CNS Canada — A larger-than-expected wheat ending stocks forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture weighed on the country’s wheat futures Thursday, with attention now squarely on weather conditions. The government agency pegged wheat carryout for the upcoming 2018-19 marketing year at 955 million bushels, about 30 million above average trade guesses. Total wheat production

"Winter wheat has an amazing ability to produce a lot of tillers,“ says Lionel Kaskiw with Manitoba Agriculture.

Crops, Local news

Green winter wheat no guarantee it’s alive

Dig up a few plants and look for white roots as a sign they survived winter

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2018

Green-leaved winter wheat this time of year is a promising sign, but no guarantee the crop survived the winter. “Some of those plants are still green from last fall,” Lionel Kaskiw, Manitoba Agriculture’s Souris-based Farm Production Advisor said May 1 during the Westman Crop Talk webinar. “But it definitely is nice right now to see

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub April 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in 10 days on Monday, led by a 3.4 per cent drop in K.C. hard red winter wheat prices, on forecasts for rain in key growing areas that will provide relief to a drought-stressed crop, traders said. “Wheat prices are lower, with longs running

Crops, Weather

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 3, 2018

CNS Canada — While it’s too early to assess how the western Canada winter wheat crop fared this winter, there is some uncertainty due to unseasonably cold April temperatures. “We start losing cold tolerance, especially in March and going into April now. And that’s when you need to monitor temperatures or for (the crop) to

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures rally

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub March 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Thursday, with new forecasts calling for extended dryness in the U.S. Plains pushing prices to fresh 7-1/2-month highs, traders said. Soybean futures rallied to a 13-month high on signs of strong export data. Parched soils in Argentina that threatened

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as drought withers crops in Argentina

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume February 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on expectations that a drought-reduced crop in Argentina would buoy demand for U.S. supplies. Gains were limited by plentiful global supplies and strong production prospects in Brazil. Wheat slipped to a two-week low, pressured by high world supplies

Mature winter wheat. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Weather

Prairie winter wheat conditions no cause for alarm, yet

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 13, 2018

CNS Canada — While it’s been a cold winter with little snow cover, there is still hope for the Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet. “I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C and winter wheat at this

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Tag Archives Winter wheat

Crop insurance working on claims

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains dryness, technical buying

Winter cereals (mostly) dodge winterkill woes

U.S. wheat stocks bigger than expected, trade watching weather

Green winter wheat no guarantee it’s alive

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures rally

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as drought withers crops in Argentina

Prairie winter wheat conditions no cause for alarm, yet

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