Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.
Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices for spring wheat, durum mostly higher on the week
Cash prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Amber Durum were up for the week ended Sept. 12, while those for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat were mostly higher.
U.S. grains: Corn ends higher despite USDA raising US yield outlook
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a drop to near two-week lows after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its estimate of the U.S. corn crop, traders said.
Saskatchewan crop report: Hot, dry conditions help harvest
Saskatchewan’s harvest was more than halfway finished at 61 per cent complete, although not as much as the 68 per cent complete from one year ago. The figure was higher than the 42 per cent reported last week, the five-year average of 50 per cent and the 10-year average of 46 per cent. The southwest region was the nearest to completion at 85 per cent while the northeast region’s harvest was only at 34 per cent.
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices moving higher, but maybe not much more says broker
With Alberta farmers presently reluctant to sell their barley and wheat for feed, cash prices have been on the upswing, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
USDA’s September numbers meet trade expectations
Coming within market expectations was essentially the central theme in the September supply and demand report (WASDE) from the United States Department of Agriculture released on Sept. 12.
La Niña weather 71 per cent likely to develop in Sept-Nov, says US forecaster
There is a 71 per cent chance of La Niña weather conditions developing during the September to November period, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday.
Russian missile hit civilian ship carrying Ukrainian grain in Black Sea, Zelenskiy says
A Russian missile hit a civilian vessel carrying grain from Ukraine that had already left Ukrainian waters in the Black Sea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high; soy, corn firm ahead of USDA data
U.S. wheat futures hit a one-week high on Wednesday, supported by signs that supply pressure from the Black Sea export region may be easing, analysts said.
Trade expects mixed bag in WASDE report
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will be focusing on the monthly World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Sept. 12.
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