May 01, 2024

Map: April Record Wet for Some Parts of Ontario

With the flip of the calendar to May, Ontario producers will no doubt be hoping for some drier weather.

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April 30, 2024

Study Reveals Heavy Producer Cost to Bunge-Viterra Merger

A new study commissioned by Prairie agricultural groups concludes the planned Bunge-Viterra merger could cost farmers more than $700 million annually.

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April 28, 2024

Corn School West: Countering yield lag after canola

Phosphorus deficiency is a common problem with corn planted into a rotation following canola. Minimizing this early phosphorus deficiency and its impact on yield at the end of the season is one of the priorities for Magda ...

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April 26, 2024

Map: Southern Plains Drought Expands Further

Drought in the No. 1 winter wheat state of Kansas has expanded dramatically for the second straight week.

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April 26, 2024

Canola Crush Rebounds in March

After slowing for the second straight month in February, the Canadian canola crush rebounded in March.

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April 25, 2024

USDA FAS Projects Canada All What Output at 33.7 Million Tonnes

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is projecting an increase in Canadian all wheat production this year, although still less than expected by Agriculture Canada.

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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 24, 2024

Ottawa Names New CGC Chief Commissioner

The federal government has appointed David Hunt as the new Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).

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April 24, 2024

Demand, Ending Stocks Key to Variation in Brazil Soy Production Estimates

A major revision to historical Brazil production and use data is needed for the USDA and its Brazilian equivalent Conab to reach a consensus on the true size of the 2023-24 Brazilian soybean crop.

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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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