Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest price since February; corn down, soy up

Jun. 27, 2022 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest price since February on Monday, pressured by the expanding harvest of winter wheat in the northern hemisphere and a lack of demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn futures also fell, led by deferred contracts representing the 2022 harvest. […]

Argentina’s Bioceres says GMO wheat gets OK from U.S. FDA

Jun. 27, 2022 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Jorgelina do Rosario Tom Polansek

Ceres pulls plans for Saskatchewan canola crush plant

Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:33 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise on bargain buying; wheat falls

Jun. 24, 2022 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as traders cover short positions

Jun. 24, 2022 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Alberta crops improve with rain

Jun. 24, 2022 at 3:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Drought conditions that devastated crops in Alberta last year and were poised to do the same this year are becoming something in the past, according to the province’s latest crop report. Recent rainfall has been wiping out any notion of drought in 2022 as soil moisture conditions continued […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Learning from McCain’s regenerative farming practices

Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:11 am CDT

In 2021 McCain said it was going to launch three regenerative potato farming operations by 2025 and would label them “Farms of the Future.” The first, just outside of Florenceville-Bristol, N.B., now offers data to reflect on the effectiveness of the practices at the potato farm after its first fully […]

By Liam O’Connor

How to prevent insecticide resistance from developing on your farm

Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:03 am CDT

Insecticide resistance on the Canadian Prairies is rare. Experts say producers have a pretty good handle on how to manage their insect crop pests with the products they have. But that doesn’t mean resistance doesn’t happen. Resistance in insects occurs for the same basic reason it does in weeds, says […]

By Jeff Melchior

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat plunge as economic worries rise

Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures plummeted on Thursday, as investor fears of an economic downturn and improved sentiment over U.S. crops shifted attention from war disruption to Black Sea exports. Wheat futures Wv1 sank to their lowest level since March 1, soybeans Sv1 hit their lowest since May 11 […]

By Mark Weinraub

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province

Jun. 23, 2022 at 3:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Rain fell on all growing regions of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 20 improving growing conditions, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on June 23. Most areas received at least 20 millimetres of rain during the week, with the communities of Prince Albert, Nipawin, Spiritwood […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm