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CBOT July 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on weather abroad

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter June 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, rebounding after two days of deep losses, with support from dry weather that is expected to reduce yields in Russia and Australia. Traders said they are monitoring wet conditions in the southern U.S. Plains and Midwest that threaten winter wheat quality, as well as the

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warmer, with a chance of showers

Issued June 3, 2019: Covering the period from June 5 to 12

By Daniel Bezte June 6, 2019

Last week’s forecast played out fairly close to what the weather models were predicting with one major exception. The area of low pressure that tracked southeastward through our region last Friday didn’t bring much in the way of clouds or showers, but it did open the door for a very unseasonably cold air mass to

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

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

By GFM Network News June 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Though many producers bemoan current drier-than-normal springtime conditions across the Prairies, sunflower crops are primed for a good year. “As long as there’s enough moisture to germinate, they immediately grow a really deep root system,” said Ben Friesen of Scoular Canada. While Statistics Canada estimated the 2019 sunflower acreage to remain pretty much

Other, Weather

Continuing with severe summer weather: Tornadoes

The peak tornado months within Canada’s tornado season are approaching

By Daniel Bezte June 5, 2019

I know in the May 23 issue I said we would take a break from our annual look at severe weather and take a look back at the spring of 2019, then see what the latest long-range forecasts say. It appears I was a little ahead of myself as there are still five days left

Crop Report, Weather

Dry weather sees slow crop growth, flea beetles active across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for June 4

By Manitoba Agriculture June 4, 2019

Southwest region Little to no rainfall over past week continues to be the major issue in the region. Rain came through the region June 3, however, amounts were low with most areas reporting 3 to 10 mm, with some spotty thunderstorms producing higher amounts. With dry conditions, emergence of later seeded and reseeded crops has

Vegetation growth index for the Prairie provinces compared to average as of May 26. (CCAP)

Crops, Weather

Canadian crop development behind average

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team June 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Crop development is running behind average across much of Canada, with excessive moisture delaying seeding in Ontario and dryness slowing crop development across the Prairies. That’s according to the latest satellite data from the federal Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP), created in partnership between Statistics Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Crop development

CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter June 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Tuesday to revisit last week’s three-year highs after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. planting was well behind the average pace for this time of year following repeated rainfall. Soybeans rose too as rain also slowed U.S. sowings, according to the

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

Trump lifts curbs on E15 gasoline

By GFM Network News, Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw May 31, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday lifted restrictions on the sale of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, keeping a campaign promise to farmers suffering from the trade war with China but inviting a legal challenge from the oil industry. The announcement allows gasoline stations to sell blends containing up to 15 per

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warmer with a chance of thundershowers

Issued May 27, 2019: Covering the period from May 29 to June 5

By Daniel Bezte May 30, 2019

The weather models now consistently show a break in our weather pattern with a more seasonable pattern developing. This means warmer temperatures, and while it doesn’t look like we will see any big storm systems, with warmer weather comes the risk of thunderstorms. We begin this forecast period with a broad ridge of high pressure

Crop Report, Weather

Frost finds Manitoba fields, canola, corn, soybeans emerging

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 28

By Manitoba Agriculture May 28, 2019

Southwest region Most of the southwest region received rainfall over the past week. Amounts varied with higher accumulations south of number 1 highway with reports of 25 to 40 mm, with areas near Brandon and south receiving the highest amounts. Some areas near Russell and Birtle received the lowest amounts of rainfall and could use

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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