Hebron, ND (Reuters) — Spring wheat prospects are above average in southern North Dakota, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour travelling one route in south-central and southwestern North Dakota made four stops and projected an average yield of 45.6 bushels per acre (bpa), above the […] Read more
Above-average wheat yields in southern North Dakota
U.S. canola crop also hurt by frost, likely off early estimates
CNS Canada — Recent frost that forced farmers to reseed canola fields across a large portion of Western Canada also reached into canola-growing regions of the northern U.S., with production likely taking a hit south of the border as well. “We’ve had at least 200,000 acres that have been reseeded, and a small number of […] Read more
Canada blocks poultry, eggs from N.D., Wisconsin, Iowa
The list of U.S. jurisdictions from which travellers can’t bring live poultry, eggs or raw poultry products into Canada is now three states longer. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday announced new restrictions on such products from North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa, following confirmed cases of H5N2 avian flu this week at commercial poultry […] Read more
Zone coverage set up around SW Ont. avian flu site
The only farm in Canada now in the midst of an avian flu cleanup is the centre of a new control zone, meant to limit the flu’s spread and keep Canada’s trading partners at ease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Sunday announced it has set up an avian flu control zone, which so […] Read more
Oats market cold in Western Canada
CNS Canada –– The oats market in Western Canada has gone cold, with little heat expected until closer to spring seeding. “The basis is the thermometer, and right now oats are getting cold,” said Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man., noting basis levels were generally fading. “We’re just not seeing much demand for […] Read more
North Dakota canola acreage set to increase
CNS Canada –– Canola acreage in North Dakota is expected to increase slightly in 2015, as it offers many benefits for farmers in the state, industry officials say. “We’ve been projecting canola acres all along to go up from 1.2 million to maybe 1.3 million in North Dakota this year,” said Barry Coleman, executive director […] Read more
U.S. local corn prices dip below $2 in some areas
A review of ending stocks in the past does not give much hope for a turnaround
Reading Time: 2 minutes Even before the current U.S. Farm Bill was adopted, we shared our concern that a $4-plus plateau in corn prices, which was being widely predicted, was in all likelihood no plateau at all. A year ago many were predicting corn would average $4.50 a bushel, partly because of ethanol demand and partly because production costs […] Read more
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