By Commodity News Service Canada July 26(CNS Canada) – Scattered showers and warm weather have enabled farmers to get fieldwork done last week in many parts of the U.S., said the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA recently lowered the U.S. corn crop condition rating to 62 per cent good or excellent, close to […] Read more
Feed Grains: Corn edges higher bucking forecasts for beneficial crop weather
Feed Grains: Gene could reveal new insights into corn disease resistance
By Commodity News Service Canada July 25 (CNS Canada) – Researchers at North Carolina State University believe they have found a gene in corn that could be related to the plant’s ability to resist two or three different diseases. In the journal Nature, researchers pointed to a gene in corn that apparently bestows partial resistance […] Read more
Feed Grains: Russian grain exports picking up
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 24 (CNS Canada) – Russian grain exports are expected to increase in August, possibly hitting a record for the month, according to a new report from SovEcon. While harvest operations were delayed by adverse weather earlier in the season, more new crop supplies are starting to be available, […] Read more
Feed Grains: Arkansas wheat looking better
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, July 21 (CNS) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, July 21. Bids for feed wheat in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$3.15 to C$5.10 per bushel. […] Read more
Feed Grains: Corn continues climb, lifted by weather fears
By Commodity News Service Canada July 20 (CNS Canada) – Chicago corn is up 8.5 U.S. cents for both the September and December contracts today to US$3.91 for September and US$4.0475 for December. Prices were lifted on expectations that hot weather will continue and stress crops during the key pollination phase. Feed barley being offered […] Read more
Feed Grains: Feed barley price offerings
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 19 (CNS Canada) – Grower price indications released by Prairie Ag Hotwire today show feed barley in Saskatchewan delivered to elevators at C$2.80 to C$3.30 per bushel. Alberta prices were quoted at C$3-C$4.33 per bu. Feed wheat was quoted at C$3.15 to C$5.10 per bu. in Saskatchewan and […] Read more
Feed Grains: Cdn feedlots may be looking for barley alternatives
By Commodity News Service Canada July 18 (CNS Canada) – The domestic barley market appears set to go through some adjustments, amid reports of rising barley prices and dry conditions in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Drought in North Dakota and Montana is compounding the issue. Some analysts now wonder how long before imports of dried distillers […] Read more
Feed Grains: Alberta feed barley, wheat prices jump
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, July 17. Bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan are up 20 cents during the past week, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.80 to C$3.30 […] Read more
Feed grains: US corn yields expected to be lower
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 14 (CNS Canada) – US industry group, Planalytics, has cut its projection for corn yields in the US by three bushels an acre to 165, due to unfavorable weather during the growing season. Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were about four to seven cents per […] Read more
Feed Grains: U.S. crop production report estimates lower corn acres
By Commodity News Service Canada July 12 (CNS Canada) – Today’s crop production report by the United States Department of Agriculture shows a decline in the expected acres of corn harvest. The report, issued July 12, estimates harvested acres for corn at 83.5 million acres, a fall from 86.75 acres in 2016. The report did […] Read more