Insights and Stories on Crops

Good weather, moisture boost northern North Dakota spring wheat prospects

Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:21 am CDT

Devil’s Lake, N.D. | Reuters – Good weather and rains lifted spring wheat yields across northwest and north central North Dakota, although the lagging maturity of the late-planted crop may limit harvest prospects in the top producer of the high-protein grain, scouts on an annual tour said on Wednesday. Crop […]

ICE weekly outlook: Upticks during a downturn not unusual

Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:12 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as U.S. forecast turns hot, dry

Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

Jul. 27, 2022 at 12:12 pm CDT

By Can Sezer Orhan Coskun

Crop duster plane flying over canola or mustard fields.

Fungal diseases posing an issue with Manitoba crops

Jul. 27, 2022 at 11:57 am CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb as U.S. crop ratings drop

Jul. 26, 2022 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures prices rallied on Tuesday as hot, dry conditions threatened both crops. Wheat climbed on concerns over implementation of an agreement to open a corridor for Ukrainian grain exports, following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend. The […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops growing well despite threats

Jul. 26, 2022 at 2:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Pulse crops across Saskatchewan are growing well for the most part, but not in every corner of the province, according to the province’s own specialist. Dale Risula, special crops specialist for Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture, said this year’s pulse crops are looking much better than those in last […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

As grain prices fall, food prices to ease first in developing world -U.S. official

Jul. 26, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Seth Meyer, chief economist at the United States Department of Agriculture, said on Tuesday weaker commodities prices will take longer to ease food inflation in the United States than in the developing world. Some of the world’s poorest nations were hardest hit by a spike in corn […]

By Ana Mano

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after Russian strike threatens Ukraine export deal

Jul. 25, 2022 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Wheat prices rallied on Monday after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend raised doubts about implementation of last week’s agreement to open a corridor for grain exports from Ukraine. Soybean and corn futures followed wheat, supported by forecasts for […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Direct compensation for fertilizer tariffs not on table

Jul. 25, 2022 at 7:47 am CDT

Farmers in Eastern Canada who rely on imports of Russian-made fertilizers aren’t going to see direct compensation for the federal government’s general tariff on those products. A clutch of farmer and ag industry groups on July 15 put forward a new request to Ottawa for compensation to farmers “negatively impacted” […]

By Dave Bedard