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Slumping markets keep a watchful eye on hot weather, yield potential

Real Agriculture

There are several ways to manage through market doldrums, including trying to yield your way to profit, cutting back on input costs, or keeping an extra close eye on every market move to capitalize on brief rallies. Read More

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Edible Bean School: Record yields and 2025 market opportunities

Real Agriculture

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times that pretty much tells the tale of the 2024 edible bean season in the Ontario and Manitoba growing areas.

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Corn School: Foliar fungicide and sulphur deliver ROI

Real Agriculture

Growers can throw the kitchen sink at corn to increase yield but theres no guarantee that the extra inputs will improve the bottom line when the crop goes to market.

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Commodity markets range-bound as headlines, big yields get digested

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Farmers have been slow to price crop and while that won’t drive prices higher, it could be playing a factor in providing a bit of a floor for crop prices, says Jon Driedger, market analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. Markets are definitely a little ho-hum these days, he says, with most crops being range-bound. Read More

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USDA adds to bearish tone with higher than expected corn and soybean yield and carryout estimates

Real Agriculture

Department of Agriculture added to the bearish tone in grain markets with larger-than-expected yield, production and stocks estimates in a series of reports published on Friday. Both the headline corn and soybean yield numbers for 2023 were higher than all trade estimates prior to the report, with corn yield pegged at a record.

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Commodity markets range-bound as headlines, big yields get digested

Real Agriculture

Farmers have been slow to price crop and while that won’t drive prices higher, it could be playing a factor in providing a bit of a floor for crop prices, says Jon Driedger, market analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. Markets are definitely a little ho-hum these days, he says, with most crops being range-bound.

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Pro Farmer tour takes U.S. corn and soybean yield down a peg

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But it’s not crop yield that’s sizzling, but the crop itself. But it’s not crop yield that’s sizzling, but the crop itself. Brian Grete, editor of Pro Farmer uses one word to sum up this week’s crop tour: hot. Read More

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