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Oct. 1, 2021 at 10:06 am CDT

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By OrganicBiz

Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring wheat production was pegged at 9.01 million tonnes by the government agency, down 44 per cent from the 15.99 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 29, 2021 at 7:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian feed grain bids remain strong, although end-users are only buying on a hand-to-mouth basis as they await an influx of cheaper corn imports from the U.S. “Everybody is waiting on the corn situation to figure out where we’ll go,” said Suzanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports are running well behind the year-ago pace through the first few weeks of the 2021-22 marketing year, as smaller supplies and high prices limit offshore demand. Total exports of all of the major grains, oilseeds and pulses as of Sept. 12 of 3.162 million tonnes […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The looming corn harvest in the United States should keep a lid on rising feed grain prices in Western Canada, with more corn expected to make its way into Canadian feedlots this winter. “U.S. corn should start landing in Lethbridge sometime in October or early November,” said Jim […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin