Corn prices - corn surges above $5-a-bushel landmark
...poor weather on the way, with Meteorlogix forecasting that "colder weather is expected to arrive this weekend or early next week, likely ending the growing season in some areas".CBC News - Saskatchewan - Frost warnings worry Sask. farmers
The official China National Grain and Oils Information Centre crop bureau said that "the sharp temperature fall is not conducive to the maturity of crops in later stage of the grain filling period".
Environment Canada has issued overnight frost warnings for parts of Saskatchewan, adding to a basketful of woes for prairie farmers.
While frost is not an entirely unexpected weather event for mid-September, the 2010 harvest is lagging and there is concern about damage to crops from sub-zero temperatures.
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