Insights and Stories on Planting

Little excitement seen in mustard market

Jan. 24, 2019 at 3:09 pm CST

The bounce-back in Canadian mustard production in 2018 is unlikely to see any follow-through in 2019 as spot prices aren’t generating much excitement for producers despite tightening supplies. Yellow mustard is currently topping out at around 36 cents/lb., while brown mustard bids are in the 30- to 31-cent range, according […]

U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data

Jan. 11, 2019 at 3:14 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

Dec. 12, 2018 at 6:24 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

Dec. 4, 2018 at 8:37 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide on crop weather, trade jitters

Jun. 4, 2018 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Flea beetles take advantage of late seeding

Jun. 1, 2018 at 10:38 am CDT

CNS Canada — A heat wave in late May and a slow start to the planting season have created some ideal conditions for flea beetles. Pest specialists in Saskatchewan and Manitoba say farmers have already begun to spray for the beetle in certain locations. “They’ve been getting good conditions to […]

By Dave Sims

Manitoba sunflower acreage set to drop

May. 18, 2018 at 7:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The closure of a sunflower processing plant in southern Alberta has Manitoba sunflower growers feeling uneasy this year. “Because of the plant closure there’s quite a bit of delay in delivery of the ’17 crop. So it’s discouraged quite a few guys from growing more (sunflowers),” said […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Good start despite dry conditions

May. 15, 2018 at 8:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Dry soil conditions persist across many areas of Western Canada but the outlook for pulse crops seems fairly promising in one specialist’s view. “For the pulses, seeding has been going fairly well,” said Daphne Cruise, crops extension specialist with Saskatchewan’s provincial Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Moose Jaw. […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after choppy trade

May. 15, 2018 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns that rains in the U.S. Midwest will stall the tail end of planting, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed, snapping a four-session losing streak on short-covering and bargain buying. Soybean futures also closed firm […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

May. 8, 2018 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose Tuesday on bargain hunting following Monday’s sharp declines, and worries about wet forecasts slowing planting in portions of the northern Midwest, analysts said. U.S. wheat futures finished mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures rising while […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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