Insights and Stories on Crops

Less wheat expected in Kazakhstan in 2023-24, despite same acres

Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:06 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the 2022-23 crop year in Kazakhstan begins to wind down, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in the country’s capital of Astana estimated its wheat production at 16.4 million tonnes. Should that forecast hold, the attaché’s report noted it would be the largest wheat harvest since […]

Improving crop fertility from the ground up

Apr. 19, 2023 at 12:14 pm CDT

Some 155,000 federal public workers on strike over pay dispute

Apr. 19, 2023 at 5:29 am CDT

By Ismail Shakil

Ukraine agrees with Poland on resumed grain transit

Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk Marek Strzelecki Pawel Florkiewicz

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas heading in different directions

Apr. 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago grains flat or higher on Ukraine concerns

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:59 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grain and soy futures closed nearly flat or higher on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of several countries banning Ukrainian grain, and the future of a Black Sea grains deal remained in doubt. Markets were also eying expected rains in the U.S. that […]

By Cassandra Garrison

India’s rapeseed output to be steady

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Rapeseed production in India has been forecast to remain quite consistent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in New Delhi. The attaché projected rapeseed production for 2023-24 to hold at 11.5 million tonnes, the same in 2022-23. USDA’s official numbers placed India as the world’s […]

By MarketsFarm

Czech farmers say Ukraine imports squeezing them out of EU grain markets

Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:11 am CDT

Prague | Reuters — Czech farmers have 40 per cent more grains in stock than a year ago as surging Ukrainian exports to European markets have replaced Czech exports, the country’s Agriculture Association said on Tuesday, warning of a potential squeeze in storage capacity. The comments by the lobby group […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market factors in lower barley prices

Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:00 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. jumped $4 to as much as $10 in some cases. Steers in the 700- to 800-lb. category appeared to be up $10-$12 while similar-weight heifers were up $8-$10. Calves under 700 lbs. were up $10-$20. The feeder market was hard […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie soil moisture picture growing clearer

Apr. 17, 2023 at 8:24 pm CDT

It’s a variable soil moisture picture on the Prairies as seeding season draws nearer. The east has enough moisture — and in some cases too much. And it gets progressively drier toward the west, with portions of Alberta nearing critical condition, according to one weather watcher. Bruce Burnett, weather and […]

By Gord Gilmour