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Today’s precipitation
May 21, 2018
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Early predictions worsen drought concerns
May 17, 2018
Large portions of the Prairies could be facing another drought if Environment Canada’s spring and summer forecast comes to fruition. It is already bone dry in many regions and the forecast calls for a continuation of that weather pattern through much of Alberta, Saskatchewan and western Manitoba. “That is pretty ominous,” said David Phillips, senior […] Read more
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Forage supplies starting to dip on dry Prairies
May 16, 2018
CNS Canada — Forage supplies are starting to dwindle across Western Canada following a long, cold, winter and rain is needed soon to make for a good forage crop this year. “People tended to kind of blend hay this year and they managed to get through. But the prolonged cold […]
Pulse weekly outlook: Good start despite dry conditions
May 15, 2018
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. […]
Alta. still grapples with flooding
May 3, 2018
A long-awaited but all-too-quick spring melt in central and northern Alberta is causing problems for municipalities and farmers. Alberta Emergency Alerts, a provincial government service, had 27 communities on its list of those affected by flooding as of April 30 and nine emergency alerts affecting Mackenzie and Woodlands counties, the Grande Prairie region and municipal […] Read more
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May showers likely to leave growers unsatisfied
April 30, 2018
WINNIPEG (CNS) – The Canadian Prairies can expect to see regular amounts of rainfall in most regions during the month of May, but it likely won’t be enough to offset the dry conditions recorded over the past several months. According to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, the first half of May […] Read more
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Ag News
Klassen: Fed cattle market drops, feeder market follows
May 21, 2018
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were trading $3-$5 lower; markets for calves and feeders fit for grass were unchanged to $3 lower. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $242 on a dressed basis, down $20-$28 from seven days earlier. The sharp drop in the fed cattle […]
U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on U.S.-China trade truce
May 21, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped more than two per cent on Monday after Washington and Beijing agreed to drop tariff threats, easing fears that demand for U.S. shipments to top importer China could slow. Corn prices were little changed, while wheat dropped on crop-boosting rains in the […]
U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand
May 21, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped the most in more than a month on Monday, buoyed by technical short covering and optimism that demand from beef packers that resulted in last week’s large cattle slaughter will continue this week, traders and analysts said. Front-month June live cattle futures briefly […]
Canola retreats from gains
May 18, 2018
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were narrowly mixed at Friday’s close, retreating from earlier gains with losses in the nearby July contract and strength in the new crop months. Positioning ahead of the long weekend was a feature, as Canadian markets will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday while markets […] Read more
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China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans
May 18, 2018
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tom Giessel is cutting back on plantings this year on his farm in central Kansas as he reckons with a drought, a glut in global grains supply and trade tensions between the United States and China. About 200 miles away in the northwestern part of the state, farmer Janet Bear swapped the […] Read more
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Canola higher, Soybeans drop
May 17, 2018
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were stronger on Thursday, seeing a modest recovery after Wednesday’s declines. Gains in Chicago Board of Trade soyoil provided some spillover support for canola, although soybeans were lower. There were some ideas circulating the market that looming Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans were shifting some oilseed […] Read more
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