Insights and Stories on Seeding

May. 31, 2022 at 3:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After southern Manitoba had experienced ideal seeding conditions for most of the previous week, another round of rains created another round of headaches for pulse growers on Monday. “Last week, there were a few dry beans planted here in southern Manitoba. (There was) a lot of prep work […]

By Adam Peleshaty

May. 26, 2022 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied 2.7 per cent to a three-month high on Thursday as the latest weather forecasts for key northern growing areas turned wet again, threatening to add further delays to planting that was already well behind schedule, traders said. Corn futures were weaker on […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 26, 2022 at 2:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While corn imported from the U.S. was the grain of choice for Alberta feedlots for the past few months, feed barley has slowly become more in demand. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., explained that some feedlots were already having their cattle feed […]

By Adam Peleshaty

May. 25, 2022 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by weather forecasts that will allow farmers to make good progress on the end of their planting tasks as well as concerns about demand from China. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also were weaker, with the market setting […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 25, 2022 at 4:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A return to yields closer to long-range averages will result in greater production for most pulse crops in 2022-23, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s monthly outlook for principal field crops released last Friday. Many of the projections are based on the assumption that normal weather conditions will […]

By Adam Peleshaty