Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate

Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate

Production up 4.4 per cent on year

Total world coarse grain production in 2025/26 is forecast to be up by 25 million tonnes from earlier estimates, largely due to increased corn production in the United States, according to the latest Feed Outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released Aug. 14.


Markets are quieter-than-normal as farmers continue to be busy with harvest operations. Photo: Thinkstock

Rains help late crops in Saskatchewan, but delay harvest

Harvest progress at two per cent complete

Widespread rains across Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 11 brought much needed moisture to later seeded crops still filling. However, the precipitation slowed desiccation operations and may hurt the quality of earlier seeded crops, said the weekly provincial report.