Despite temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius on the Prairies and a weakened Canadian dollar, Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mixed and those for durum were lower during the week ended July 25.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weather, weak loonie fail to lift prices
Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’
The hot and dry weather present in much of the Prairies for much of July may not have yet put a dent in production numbers. Matt Beusekom, trader for Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta., said while the heat is pressuring crops, good harvests are still expected for now. “(The heat) has definitely had an […] Read more
Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan
Precipitation has more or less returned to normal in Saskatchewan, but that also means cereal growers need to be more aware of leaf and other diseases, says a plant pathologist.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather
Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.
CBOT Weekly: Weather, fund buying raises prices
Despite the majority of all three major United States crops being in good to excellent condition, hot weather and speculative fund buying have lifted prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
Manitoba Crop Report: Crops grow with additional heat
Warmer conditions helped crops across Manitoba advance in their development during the week ended July 21, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Bunge, Viterra $34 bln deal heading for conditional EU nod, source says
U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra's $34 billion merger deal is heading towards conditional EU antitrust approval, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn touch two-week highs on short-covering, weather
The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.
Grain commission cancels LSM licence
The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the licence of LSM Commodities. In a phone message to the Western Producer, a commission spokesperson said the licence was revoked as of 12:01 a.m. July 23.
AAFC makes changes in July estimates
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) made a handful of changes to its July balance sheet released on July 22, compared to the month before.
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