Crops
CNS Canada — The number of Prairie canola acres makes the region a great place for honeybees to thrive — but given increasing winterkill rates, canola growers must make sure they take the precautions needed to maintain that relationship. “It’s a very mutually beneficial relationship,” said Gregory Sekulic, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council […] Read more
Canola growers working to reduce honeybee winterkill
Churchill throughput helps ease demand for railcars
CNS Canada — Shipping wheat and canola to Mexico by boat out of Manitoba’s Port of Churchill is helping handlers manage ongoing railcar logistics issues in Western Canada. Grain handler Richardson International was the No. 1 grain shipper through Churchill in 2013 and is expected to remain so this year as well, starting the season […] Read more
Prairie winter wheat harvest to ‘drag on’
CNS Canada — The winter wheat harvest is underway in some parts of the Prairies, but because of variable conditions, activities are expected to ‘drag on’ this year. “Some people are saying some of it may run into the spring crops,” said Jake Davidson of Winter Cereals Canada at Minnedosa, Man. “But overall things are […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall after USDA pegs bigger supplies
Reuters — Soybean futures slid on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that domestic supplies of the oilseed would be bigger than expected at the end of the next marketing year. Chicago wheat futures were pressured by the department’s higher view on global stocks, while corn futures turned higher after USDA estimated lower-than-expected […] Read more
Rain, rain, come again
A series of late-July storms brought some relief to some parts of the province, but a lack of moisture is the big issue on many farms
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hot, sunny weather around the province through much of July made for ideal BBQ and beach weather — but bordered on too much of a good thing for some Alberta crops. With the exception of the fairly wet Lake Country, farmers around almost the entire province hoped for rain when the low-pressure system blew through […] Read more
USDA projects record U.S. corn, soybean production
Reuters — U.S. corn production will crack the 14-billion-bushel mark for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, but the crop was slightly below trade expectations, potentially giving a bullish kick to the beaten-down corn futures market. At 14.03 billion bushels, the estimated crop fell short of trade estimates […] Read more
Potato storage fungicide throws in three actives
A new post-harvest fungicide to preserve potato crops in storage gathers three active ingredients for use against fusarium dry rot and silver scurf. Syngenta Canada last week announced the rollout for Stadium, a combination of fludioxonil (Group 12), azoxystrobin (Group 11) and difenoconazole (Group 3) for control of fusarium and suppression of silver scurf in […] Read more
Drozd: Classic head-and-shoulders top signals end to bull soybean market
The November 2014 soybean futures contract has lost over US$2 per bushel in the past two months. Once prices dropped below $12, a classic chart formation referred to as a head-and-shoulders top was completed and prices quickly plunged to the pattern’s minimum price objective of $11.31. The head-and-shoulders top is considered the most reliable chart […] Read more
Improving basis boosts Prairie wheat bids
CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were stronger during the week ended Monday, as improving basis levels more than compensated for declines in U.S. futures. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in Monday at […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat prices slide in see-saw trade
Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped on Monday in a see-saw trade on technical selling and easing worries about tensions between wheat-exporting countries Russia and Ukraine. Corn futures moved off contract lows hit earlier this month on a short-covering boost before a highly anticipated government crop report while deferred soybean contracts fell on rains in […] Read more