Insights and Stories on Seeding

File photo of a small flock of tundra swans taking off from a grain field in early spring.

Spring planting work can kick up avian flu, feather sector warns

Apr. 21, 2022 at 11:20 pm CDT

Spring planting work could soon start to bring unintended gifts left by wild birds from fields into farmyards, Ontario’s poultry and egg sectors warn, as more cases of avian flu are confirmed at poultry farms across the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday reported three additional outbreaks of […]

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports getting expensive

Apr. 21, 2022 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Trend remains pointed higher for canola

Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export optimism

Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look to skies for market guidance

Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back after reaching decade high

Apr. 19, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday, consolidating below a decade high reached earlier, as traders assessed risks to global supply from the war in Ukraine and a slow start to planting in the U.S. Wheat futures also weakened, with profit-taking pressuring the […]

By Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: No worries about delayed planting in Manitoba

Apr. 19, 2022 at 4:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite an influx of snow across southern Manitoba, with more precipitation in the forecast for this week, a provincial pulse specialist isn’t too concerned about the potential for late planting of pulse crops. “The moisture is welcome, but it’s not the weather we would like to see at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Apr. 19, 2022 at 2:02 pm CDT

In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are […]

By Ihor Pavliuk

U.S. grains: Corn futures above $8 on supply concerns

Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures topped US$8 a bushel and reached their highest price in nearly a decade on Monday on concerns over unfavourable U.S. weather slowing plantings and the Ukraine war disrupting grain exports. Traders worry chilly weather hampering plantings this spring could potentially […]