Insights and Stories on Wheat

Jul. 9, 2025 at 9:59 am CDT

It can feel like the lottery when it comes to which fields get rain and which ones don’t when clouds roll in. But what does that mean for fertilizers that need soil moisture to get nutrients moving into plants? Marla Riekman, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, shares what she’s […]

Jul. 8, 2025 at 9:00 am CDT

Update No. 8, July 8, 2025 (below): Bruce visits a canola and soybean field and both crops are progressing nicely – the canola is bolting and flowering and the soybeans are in the V4 to V7 stage. A little bit of rain reportedly fell in the area which helped these […]

Jul. 4, 2025 at 10:38 am CDT

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada strengthened during the week ended July 3, as gains in the United States futures and dryness concerns in parts of the Prairies provided support.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 3, 2025 at 2:24 pm CDT

Corn and wheat production in China is expected to increase in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing said in a report released July 3.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

Soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are heading toward a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging in Chicago. The move comes after two reports from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on June 30.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm