By Commodity News Service Canada July 11(CNS Canada) – Here are barley condition ratings as of July 9 from the United States Department of Agriculture for the top five barley-producing American states, accounting for 83 per cent of barley acreage in 2016: – Idaho: 12 per cent poor or fair; 88 per cent good to […] Read more
Feed Grains: U.S. barley condition wide ranging but North Dakota, Montana crops struggling
Feed grains: US corn sales plunge
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 10 (CNS Canada) – US corn sales dropped to a three-year-low last week, data from the United States Department of Agriculture said. Analysts say increased competition from South America was responsible for the declines. Like other growing regions this year, dry conditions are having an effect on Australia, […] Read more
Feed Grains: FAO Food Price Index rises
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 7 (CNS Canada) – The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index, which tracks international food costs, showed an increase of 1.4 per cent on the month and 7.0 per cent on the year in June. Gains in wheat and meat were cited as key […] Read more
Feed Grains: Northern U.S. appears heading for drought
By Commodity News Service Canada July 6 (CNS Canada) – Parts of North Dakota, South Dakota and eastern Montana are heading into extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, which has markets worried about corn, soybean and wheat production in the area. Wheat has dominated headlines until now, but corn is about to enter […] Read more
Feed Grains: Manitoba corn developing well
By Commodity News Service Canada July 5 (CNS Canada) – Corn crops through most of Manitoba are enjoying recent warm weather and are rated at good to excellent for this time of year, but moisture is needed. Most corn in the southwest is in the vegetative stage of development, in the V3 to V8 stage […] Read more
Feed Grains: Alberta feed grains range higher
By Commodity News Service Canada July 4 (CNS Canada) – The most recent Alberta weekly Crop Market Review showed feed wheat bids for the week ending June 30 ranged between C$190 – C$212 per tonne at Lethbridge, compared to the previous week’s range of C$192-198 per tonne. Barley at Lethbridge ranged C$177-$182 per tonne compared […] Read more
Feed Grains: EU barley projections lowered
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 30 (CNS Canada) – European barley production this year will be lower than earlier thought, according to updated projections from the European Commission and the International Grains Council. After growing 59.6 million tonnes in 2016, the Commission now places the crop at 57.0 million, while the IGC is […] Read more
Feed Grains: Canadian farmers seed more corn
By Commodity News Service Canada June 29 (CNS Canada) – Canadian farmers told Statistics Canada in its June 29 report that they seeded 3.6 million acres of grain corn in 2017, for an increase of 7.5 per cent from 2016. Manitoba set a new record for grain corn planted with 410,000 acres seeded this spring, […] Read more
Feed Grains: China corn production estimates vary
Feed Grains: China corn production estimates vary By Commodity News Service Canada June 28 (CNS Canada) – The Chinese agriculture ministry reports that farmers there planted 88 million acres of corn this year. That would represent a drop of 2.9 million acres from last year. China projects that acreage would produce a harvest of 212 […] Read more
Feed grains: Barley exports ahead of last year’s pace
By Commodity News Service Canada June 27 (CNS Canada) – As of June 18, Canada has exported 10.766 million tonnes of barley this crop year, which compares to 9.201 million tonnes during the same period in 2016. That’s a 17.8 per cent year-on-year increase, but forecasters expect the year to close with a 5.8 per […] Read more