Insights and Stories on Crops

Halfway there

May. 19, 2023 at 2:44 pm CDT

Seeding is at the halfway point on the Prairies, according to weather and markets specialist Bruce Burnett, speaking with Glacier FarmMedia’s Gord Gilmour. He says the forecast is calling for continued warmer-than-average temperatures and that’s good news for the crops as they emerge.

Firm Canadian chickpea market watching world production

May. 18, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

IGC boosts estimates for global corn, soy production

May. 18, 2023 at 7:41 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: July corn down on poor exports, strong crop prospects

May. 18, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

More than half of world’s large lakes drying up, study finds

May. 18, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Gloria Dickie

Three more ships approved under renewed Black Sea grain deal

May. 18, 2023 at 5:47 pm CDT

London/United Nations | Reuters — Three new ships were authorized on Thursday to take part in a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, said the United Nations as global wheat prices fell further a day after Russia agreed to extend the pact for 60 more days. […]

By Michelle Nichols Nigel Hunt

Saskatchewan to top up some claims for wildlife-damaged forage

May. 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm CDT

Producers in southwestern and west-central Saskatchewan who lost stacked forage to wildlife feeding last winter may see a bump up in their compensation. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Wednesday announced a “supplemental freight adjustment” to their wildlife damage compensation program, administered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC). SCIC, the […]

By Dave Bedard

ICE weekly outlook: Unclear where canola wants to go

May. 17, 2023 at 6:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While the ICE Futures canola market declined during the week ended Wednesday, the oilseed has been affected by a mixture of supports and pressures, according to commodities futures advisor David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The July canola contract dropped $20.60 per tonne during the week to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower

May. 17, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and sunflowers, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. “Guys just started rolling here on [May 14 and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low on crop prospects

May. 17, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to an 18-month low on Wednesday on news that China cancelled purchases of U.S. corn, and as favourable early-season crop weather bolstered projections for bumper U.S. harvests this year, analysts said. Wheat futures tumbled 3.4 per cent after the Black Sea […]

By Julie Ingwersen