Insights and Stories on Crops

Prairie cash wheat: U.S. futures lift spring wheat bids

May. 5, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian spring wheat bids were the beneficiaries of rising U.S. futures prices for the week ended Thursday. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were under pressure early in the week due to healthy yet ineffective rains over wheat-growing areas in the U.S. The U.S. […]

U.S. grains: Chicago grains end week up as no new Black Sea ships authorized

May. 5, 2023 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

How to control crown rust in oats

May. 5, 2023 at 9:35 am CDT

By Mark Halsall

Feed weekly outlook: Futures pressure Canadian prices

May. 4, 2023 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up on Black Sea deal doubts

May. 4, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

Mosaic misses profit estimates on lower prices of fertilizers

May. 3, 2023 at 8:12 pm CDT

Reuters — Mosaic Co. on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on lower prices of potash and other crop fertilizers, even as the fertilizer maker sold higher volumes. Although prices of fertilizers such as phosphates and potash decreased during the reported quarter, it did not boost demand as […]

By Reuters

Russia to keep talking with UN before Black Sea deal deadline

May. 3, 2023 at 8:01 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia said on Wednesday that it will keep talking to the United Nations about the future of a deal that allows the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, but would not do anything to harm its own interests. Top UN trade official Rebeca Grynspan is […]

By Reuters

Gene-edited crops clear CFIA’s regulatory bar

May. 3, 2023 at 7:01 pm CDT

Plants gene-edited for efficient use of water or nutrients or to better withstand pests or drought now won’t have to clear the same regulatory hurdles in Canada as any crops that are modified for herbicide tolerance or include foreign genes. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced updated guidance […]

By Dave Bedard

ICE weekly outlook: Expect canola to climb higher

May. 3, 2023 at 4:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As better-than-expected weather across the Canadian Prairies is very likely to spur on farmers to begin their spring seeding, the market is poised to push higher over the next couple of months, according to an analyst. “We have come down to the low end of the range,” said […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. wheat futures correct higher

May. 3, 2023 at 4:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After dropping to their weakest levels of the past two years, U.S. wheat futures were due for the corrective bounce that saw all three markets posted sharp gains on Wednesday. Soybeans and corn saw spillover support from the rally in wheat, with all three markets watching weather conditions […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin