April 25, 2024

Chart: Chicago Wheat Futures Spiking Higher

Chicago wheat futures posted gains for the sixth straight day on Thursday, with the market now almost erasing all the declines seen since the beginning of the year.

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April 24, 2024

Chicago Close: Wheat Continues March Higher

Wheat futures continued to march higher on Wednesday, gaining for the fourth straight day, amid deepening worries about the impact of dry weather on US and Russian crops. Corn was lower while soybeans ended mixed.

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April 23, 2024

Chicago Close: Wheat Up on Fall in US Winter Wheat Rating

Wheat futures led the way higher on Tuesday, buoyed in part by a deteriorating US winter wheat crop condition rating. Corn and soybeans also gained.

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April 23, 2024

Agricorp Reports Average Ontario Corn Yield Above 200 Bu

Ontario corn producers enrolled in production insurance broke the 200bu/acre yield barrier in 2023.

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April 23, 2024

Competition Bureau Raises Concerns with Bunge-Viterra Merger

In a statement Tuesday, the Bureau said the planned transaction between two of this country’s most significant agricultural companies “is likely to result in substantial anti-competitive effects and a significant loss of r...

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April 22, 2024

Chicago Close: Wheat Jumps on Weather Issues

Wheat futures jumped on Monday, fueled by increasingly dry conditions for winter wheat crops in both the US and Russia.

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April 22, 2024

Canola Price Expectations Raised from Last Month; Durum Lower

The supply-demand numbers may not have changed from last month, but 2023-24 and 2024-25 canola price expectations certainly did.

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April 22, 2024

Taking steps to minimize compaction from the sprayer

The topic of soil compaction often arises when talking about the heaviest of farm machinery — four-wheel drive tractors, grain carts/buggies, and manure spreaders — but sprayers should also be at the forefront when it come...

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April 19, 2024

Alberta Announces Major Water Sharing Agreements

The Alberta government on Friday announced that municipalities, industry, and irrigation districts in the province have voluntarily agreed to reduce water usage in case of drought this spring or summer.

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April 19, 2024

Map: Seasonal Drought Outlook Points to Southern Plains Improvement

Drought is ramping up in the US southern Plains, but the latest seasonal drought outlook from the US Climate Prediction Center suggests it may only be temporary.

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April 18, 2024

Maps: US Corn, Soybean Area in Drought Little Changed

The amount of US corn and soybean production impacted by drought isn’t getting any worse, but it’s not getting any better either.

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April 17, 2024

Map: April Brings Wet Weather to Southern Ontario

Some fieldwork is underway across southern Ontario but bouts of heavy rain over the past couple of weeks is no doubt making conditions difficult for producers.

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April 17, 2024

Some Wins for Farmers in Federal Budget, But Losses Too

There were some wins for Canadian farmers in Tuesday’s federal budget, but some losses too, according to national farm groups.

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