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Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 1 day ago

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. intend to plant more edible bean acres in 2020, but will seed less area to peas, lentils and chickpeas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report. Edible bean area in the country is forecast at 1.372 million acres, which would be up roughly seven per cent […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Confluence of bullish news sends wheat futures higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm December 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — A number of factors have come together to underpin North American wheat prices, with more room to the upside after a rally in all three U.S. futures markets to start the week, according to an analyst. Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat futures all started the week with double-digit gains. The Chicago and […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Weather

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — With a significant amount of corn still in the fields on the U.S. northern Plains, the harvest may be grinding to a halt, according to MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. In particular, Burnett noted, the corn harvest has been further slowed by a propane shortage, which has caused issues for farmers trying to acquire […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm October 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early snow storm hit key edible bean growing regions of Manitoba and the northern U.S. hard, with a large portion of the crop in the region now facing an uncertain future. “It is unprecedented what’s happened at this point,” said Tim Courneya, executive vice-president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, which represents […] Read more

General, Weather

Wet fall raises risk of Manitoba spring flood

By MarketsFarm October 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Red River Valley is very wet heading into the winter freeze, but it’s still too early to say if the saturated soils will lead to flooding in the spring, according to provincial forecasters. The Manitoba government on Wednesday took the unprecedented step of opening the Red River Floodway, marking the first time […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Late North American durum faces quality downgrades

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm October 8, 2019

MarketsFarm — Cool and wet conditions delaying harvest operations across North America’s durum-growing regions are cutting into the quality of the crop in both the U.S. and Canada, with widening price spreads likely going forward. “It’s been a challenging harvest,” said Erica Olson, marketing specialist with the North Dakota Wheat Commission. “We did have some […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant

By Dave Bedard October 3, 2019

Up to a quarter million tonnes of oats per year could find a new end use as a Winnipeg agrifood company sets up a new oat processing plant near its home base. Privately-held Paterson GlobalFoods (PGF) announced Thursday it will start construction “immediately” on the new plant, on part of its 600-acre site next to […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Wet harvests hurt U.S., Canadian spring wheat quality

By Julie Ingwersen September 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Excessively wet conditions in the northern U.S. Plains and Canadian Prairies have hurt the quality of the region’s spring and durum wheat crops, potentially tightening supplies of top grades of the grains, handlers and agronomists said. Rains and heavy dew have slowed the harvest and, worse, caused mature, un-harvested wheat kernels […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soy growers

By Karl Plume August 22, 2019

Colfax, N.D. | Reuters — North Dakota bet bigger on Chinese soybean demand than any other U.S. state. The industry here — on the far northwestern edge of the U.S. farm belt, close to Pacific ports — spent millions on grain storage and rail-loading infrastructure while boosting plantings by five-fold in 20 years. Now, as […] Read more

Cereals, Reuters, Spring Wheat

South central North Dakota wheat tour sees yields seen above average

By Mark Weinraub July 23, 2019

North Dakota | Reuters – Wheat yield potential in south central North Dakota is trending above average, with the crop benefiting from ideal weather following a wet spring that delayed planting, scouts on annual tour found on Tuesday. “This is really good wheat for out here,” said Dave Green, executive vice president of the Wheat […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses strength at midweek

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Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

Confluence of bullish news sends wheat futures higher

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

Wet fall raises risk of Manitoba spring flood

Late North American durum faces quality downgrades

Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant

Wet harvests hurt U.S., Canadian spring wheat quality

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soy growers

South central North Dakota wheat tour sees yields seen above average

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