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Study shows how U.S. farm landscapes could be reshaped by climate

Plains' wheat belt would see 'hollowing-out'

By Sonia Elks, GFM Network News October 5, 2020

London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Climate change could render swaths of agricultural land largely useless for farming in the U.S. South, and force Midwestern farmers to move corn and soybeans elsewhere as crop yields decline, researchers said on Monday. The profits of growing six key crops are set to fall by almost a third […] Read more

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Southern Plains drought slows U.S. cattle herd growth

By Reuters January 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Encroaching drought in the U.S. southern Plains contributed to the smallest rise in the nation’s cattle population in three years, analysts said after the government’s semi-annual cattle inventory report on Wednesday. Insufficient moisture in parts of Texas and Oklahoma, along with areas of persistent dryness in the northern Plains, hurt winter […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop

By Karl Plume January 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures surged to their highest in at least four months on Tuesday, led by a more than three per cent rally in hard red winter wheat, after the government slashed condition ratings for the drought-hit U.S. Plains crop. Soybeans and corn also advanced on technical buying and short […] Read more

The Mississippi River. (Mark D. Tomer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

New Year’s Day cold snap to hit U.S. winter wheat, rivers

By Julie Ingwersen December 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — A New Year’s Day cold snap in the southern U.S. Plains poses a threat to winter wheat, particularly in Kansas, the country’s biggest producer of the grain, agricultural meteorologists said. Farmers in Kansas grow hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the largest U.S. wheat class that typically is milled into flour for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

By Karl Plume December 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slumped to three-month lows on Monday as rain in Argentina eased concerns that farmers would scale back planting in the country, the third-largest soybean exporter and top soy product supplier. Corn futures also declined on the rainy Argentine weather and pressure from abundant supplies of the grain. Wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sets three-year top on weather woes

By Julie Ingwersen June 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures charged to a three-year high on Thursday, fueled by fears that continued dry conditions in the northern U.S. Plains would cut supply of high-protein milling wheat. The surge in spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) also lifted Chicago Board of Trade wheat to a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pasture, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch

By Mark Weinraub June 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp the harvest. As the world struggles with a glut of grain that has filled inventories to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

By Julie Ingwersen January 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday on forecasts for much-needed moisture in the southern Plains, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also declined as traders adjusted positions ahead of key crop data due on Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

U.S. spring wheat seeding ahead of average pace

By MarketsFarm Team April 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Hard red spring wheat planting in the U.S. is underway and advancing faster than average due to favourable warm, dry weather in many regions, according to the North Dakota Wheat Commission’s crop progress report. As of Sunday, 17 per cent of the U.S. spring wheat crop was in the ground, up from […] Read more

Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility expected in canola markets

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Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility expected in canola markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates

Tag Archives U.S. Plains

Study shows how U.S. farm landscapes could be reshaped by climate

Southern Plains drought slows U.S. cattle herd growth

U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop

New Year’s Day cold snap to hit U.S. winter wheat, rivers

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sets three-year top on weather woes

U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

U.S. spring wheat seeding ahead of average pace

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