Insights and Stories on Crop Conditions

Jul. 21, 2022 at 9:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot and humid conditions saw crops in Saskatchewan advance quickly during the week ended Monday, according to the latest provincial crop report — although the humidity has slowed haying. When humidity is high, cutting hay becomes more challenging and hay that is cut does not dry down as […]

By MarketsFarm

Jul. 20, 2022 at 4:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Crops in Manitoba remain in good shape, according to the latest weekly report from the province’s agriculture ministry. In particular, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) found spring wheat across the province rated 85 per cent good to excellent — but with crops not doing as well in […]

By MarketsFarm

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Tuesday and soybeans also declined on optimism for sizable U.S. crops and some forecasts for rain next week, despite pockets of stress from hot and dry conditions, traders said. Wheat futures finished lower after a choppy […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Jul. 19, 2022 at 3:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite varied amounts of rainfall across the southern half of Manitoba over the past few weeks, pulses are faring quite well according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange, who’s based at Altona, said while peas in fields with excessive moisture are struggling, those grown in adequate moisture […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 13, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As canola remained steadfast in its following of Chicago soyoil, analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain stressed that the days of higher prices have very likely passed. “Farmers are tremendously undersold. This latest sell off took them totally by surprise,” he said. After August soyoil made some gains […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm