U.S. complaints that Canada discriminates against its wheat will be addressed, if Canadian legislation to ratify the updated North American Free Trade Agreement becomes law. Bill C-100, the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), received first and second reading in the House of Commons May 29 and last Tuesday (June 11) respectively. It […] Read more
USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act
U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Tuesday as government data showing a rain-delayed planting campaign was nearing an end encouraged a pause in a rally that took prices to a five-year high a day earlier. Wheat futures sank on profit-taking and competition for global export business. Soybeans edged higher, supported by ongoing […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched a five-year high on Monday and soybeans advanced, supported by forecasts for more rains in the Midwest where wet conditions have delayed plantings and cast doubts on production prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat closed modestly higher after a choppy session. CBOT July corn settled […] Read more
Seeding in Alberta complete, forage growers struggle with dry weather
Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of June 11
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the exception of a few feed crops, seeding is essentially finished in Alberta. Producers are actively spraying and scouting fields. Areas of concern vary from smoke and frost in the north to flea beetles and cutworms in other pockets of the province. In the week ending June 11 there were rainfall events providing 15 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn reaches five-year high on crop uncertainty, firm cash
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures climbed to their highest level in five years on Friday as forecasts for more showers in the eastern Midwest next week clouded U.S. production prospects, analysts said. Soybeans also advanced on the weather worries and wheat closed higher after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade July corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn nears four-year high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared a four-year high on Thursday, buoyed by worries about yield prospects for the delayed crop and firm cash markets, analysts said. Soybeans also advanced as weather worries threatened to curtail U.S. production of the oilseed, and wheat futures followed the firm trend. Chicago Board of Trade July […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more
Australia cuts wheat forecast by 11 per cent
Sydney | Reuters — Australia on Wednesday cut its wheat production forecast for the 2019-20 harvest by more than 11 per cent as an unrelenting drought across the country’s east coast threatens crops for a third year in a row. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) pegged production of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high as USDA cuts yield more than expected
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a bigger-than-expected cut to its yield estimate due to unprecedented planting delays this spring. USDA, in a monthly report, slashed its corn yield projection by 10 bushels an acre from May, or 5.7 per […] Read more
Extension agronomist aims to bridge gap between research and producers
The two crop commissions want their investment in research to be put to use on Alberta farms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta’s wheat and barley commissions are determined to get their research into the hands of producers. They’ve hired a research extension agronomist to make sure that happens. “I don’t know if there’s anyone who has a similar role to me at this point,” said Jeremy Boychyn, who started his new job in October. The two […] Read more