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Guests: Albert Tenuta, Plant Pathologist at OMAFRA; Keith Austin and “Uncle” Evan Austin, farmers in District 10; Barry Senft, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Hosted by Rachel Telford, Laura Ferrier, and Maegan MacKimmie.
| Commodity | Period | Price | Weekly Movement |
| Corn CBOT | December | 3.74 | ↑ 11 cents |
| Soybeans CBOT | November | 8.86 | ↑ 25 cents |
| Wheat CBOT | December | 5.17 | ↑ 05 cents |
| Wheat Minn. | December | 5.88 | ↓ 04 cents |
| Wheat Kansas | December | 5.21 | ↑ 04 cents |
| Chicago Oats | December | 2.95 | ↑ 12 cents |
| Canadian $ | December | .7695 | ↑ 0.25 points |
Continue reading “Ontario Grain Market Commentary for October 17, 2018”
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Combines are rolling across the American Midwest, Ontario and Quebec. Big crops are creating grain piles all over farm country amid some of the worst harvest weather in years. Heavy rains have inundated parts of Iowa and many other US states causing all types of harvest problems. It is one of the biggest crops ever in the United States. How big is the real question especially with the damaging harvest weather. On October 11th, USDA weighed in with their latest crop estimates. Continue reading “Market Trends Report for October-November 2018”
| Commodity | Period | Price | Weekly Movement |
| Corn CBOT | December | 3.59 | ↓ 06 cents |
| Soybeans CBOT | November | 8.51 | ↓ 11 cents |
| Wheat CBOT | December | 5.10 | ↓ 05 cents |
| Wheat Minn. | December | 5.92 | ↑ 02 cents |
| Wheat Kansas | December | 5.17 | ↓ 02 cents |
| Chicago Oats | December | 2.84 | ↑ 12 cents |
| Canadian $ | December | .7673 | ↑ 1.12 points |
Continue reading “Ontario Grain Market Commentary for October 10, 2018”
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Guests: Alex Sanders, M.Sc. candidate, University of Guelph; Markus Haerle, Chair, Grain Farmers of Ontario. Hosted by Maegan MacKimmie and Rachel Telford.
| Commodity | Period | Price | Weekly Movement |
| Corn CBOT | December | 3.65 | ↑ 02 cents |
| Soybeans CBOT | November | 8.61 | ↑ 11 cents |
| Wheat CBOT | December | 5.15 | ↓ 02 cents |
| Wheat Minn. | December | 5.90 | ↑ 12 cents |
| Wheat Kansas | December | 5.19 | ↓ 02 cents |
| Chicago Oats | December | 2.75 | ↑ 17 cents |
| Canadian $ | December | .7793 | ↑ 0.85 points |
Continue reading “Ontario Grain Market Commentary for October 3, 2018”
Across the province there seems to have been a great amount of cover crops planted this summer/fall with good growth in most areas. Some of them might have been planted as an extra forage source for cattle, with hay production being a bit uncertain at times this year, but overall cover crops are looking good. Continue reading “Cover Crops, October 2018 Update”
GUELPH, ON (October 1, 2018) – Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, today offers its congratulations to the Canadian government for having successfully negotiated Canada’s inclusion in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In particular, Grain Farmers of Ontario recognizes the hard work of Canadian negotiators, led by Minister Freeland, and the overall leadership of Prime Minister Trudeau. Continue reading “Grain Farmers of Ontario Congratulates Canadian Government on Successful USMCA Trade Agreement”
| Commodity | Period | Price | Weekly Movement |
| Corn CBOT | December | 3.63 | ↑ 15 cents |
| Soybeans CBOT | November | 8.50 | ↑ 20 cents |
| Wheat CBOT | December | 5.17 | ↓ 05 cents |
| Wheat Minn. | December | 5.77 | ↓ 09 cents |
| Wheat Kansas | December | 5.21 | ↓ 05 cents |
| Chicago Oats | December | 2.58 | ↑ 09 cents |
| Canadian $ | December | .7706 | ↓ 0.45 points |
Continue reading “Ontario Grain Market Commentary for September 26, 2018”