Planting progress in Manitoba advanced a little bit during the week ended May 7, with four per cent of the province’s crops in the ground. With the bulk of the seeding in the central region, that’s up two points from the previous week but five behind the five-year average.
Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace
Thunder Bay grain shipments up to start season
Grain shipments out of the Port of Thunder Bay are running well ahead of average through the first few weeks of the 2024 shipping season.
China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops
China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.
Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port
Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardizing the nation's exports and wreaking havoc to the economy of Rio Grande do Sul state, a large soy, rice, wheat and meat producer.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data
Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.
Most Canadian grain stocks tighter than a year ago
For many of Canada’s major crops, their holdings came in lower than a year ago, as Statistics Canada released its stocks of principal field crops as of March 31 report. There were declines in all wheat, durum, oats, corn, lentils and peas, but there were increases for barley and canola while soybeans were relatively steady.
Kazakhstan wheat crop set to rebound in 2024/25
Wheat production in the central Asia country of Kazakhstan is expected to bounce back in 2024/25 according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in the capital of Astana.
Feed grain weekly: Seeding well underway in Alberta
Feed grain bids in the Lethbridge area were finding some support in early May as farmers in the region focus their attention on spring seeding.
U.S. grains: Wheat resumes fall after rain, soy up on technical trading
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) benchmark wheat futures fell on Wednesday after ticking up in the early session as much-needed rainfall reaches key wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains and southern Russia.
Railway strike vote dismays farmers
Grain Growers of Canada calls on railways, workers to resolve their differences
Grain Growers of Canada is sounding the alarm over a potential strike by workers at both of the country’s major railways.
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