Insights and Stories on Crops

When it comes to canola seed, size matters

Nov. 22, 2022 at 4:58 pm CST

A canola seed that’s irregular in size can result in poor seed placement, even causing a planter to skip if a seed gets stuck in a disc. In order to solve these types of issues for canola growers, Syngenta has a new offering in the name of Pelta technology. The […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease on firm U.S. dollar, export concerns

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:07 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

AAFC report sees another series of tweaks

Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Biggest U.S. rail union rejects tentative deal, raising threat of strike

Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:17 pm CST

By David Shepardson Lisa Baertlein

U.S. grains: Soy firms on bargain buying but posts weekly decline

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Drought expands across western Prairies

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Drought conditions expanded across Alberta and Saskatchewan in October, with very little precipitation across the agricultural regions of the two provinces since August. That’s according to the latest Canadian Drought Monitor from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, as of Oct. 31. At the end of that month, 72 per […]

By MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Bids steady following Ukraine volatility

Nov. 18, 2022 at 1:55 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A roller-coaster type of week for grain markets, fuelled by the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, ended with slightly higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. As optimism grew over the renewal of Russia’s agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments on the Black […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Black Sea grain export deal extended

Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:26 pm CST

Reuters — A deal aimed at easing global food shortages by helping Ukraine export its agricultural products from Black Sea ports was extended for four months on Thursday, though Russia said its own demands were yet to be fully addressed. The agreement, initially reached in July, created a protected transit […]

By Michelle Nichols

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on Black Sea export deal extension

Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped to a 2-1/2-month low on Thursday after the United Nations announced an agreement to extend a grain corridor for exports from war-torn Ukraine. Soybean futures fell on worries about demand as top global buyer China struggles with COVID-19 lockdowns. But corn turned […]

By Julie Ingwersen

IGC makes small alterations to monthly report

Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There was very little in the way of changes in the November supply and demand report from the International Grain Council (IGC). The most notable alteration made by the London-based global organization was its four million-tonne reduction to 2022-23 wheat ending stocks, now at 282 million tonnes. The […]

By MarketsFarm