Reading Time: 2 minutes There was very little change in the April supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture on April 9, with the report essentially being a carbon copy of the March estimates.
Cereals
CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’
Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cash prices for feed barley and wheat continued to remain largely flat, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.
Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute The interest-free limit for non-canola advances under the federally-funded Advance Payments Program in 2026 is set at $250,000.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Good increases for wheat, while durum nudges up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash prices for Western Canadian wheat and durum were stronger during the week ended March 31, pushed higher by large gains in the United States wheat complex.
Transport, trade, labour top of mind for new Grain Growers of Canada executive director
Reading Time: 3 minutes New Grain Growers of Canada executive director says his top priorities include trade, labour and national recognition for grains sector.
CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Declines in projected planting intentions for 2026/27 were not as big as the market expected, after the United States Department of Agriculture released its estimates on March 31. The USDA also issued its quarterly grain stocks report with stocks for soybeans bigger than anticipated, while those for corn were smaller and wheat virtually matched the average trade guess.
U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Iran war has upended the planting intentions of U.S. farmers, resulting in fewer acres of corn and the lowest quantity of spring wheat planted since 1970 as rising fertilizer and fuel costs and low grain prices dim the outlook for profits.
U.S. researchers bet on hybrid, GMO seeds to make wheat profitable again
Reading Time: 4 minutes Scientists are developing hybrid wheat seeds that promise higher, more consistent crop yields as drought becomes more common across the U.S. Plains.
EU crop monitor sees lower soft wheat and rapeseed yields in 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop monitoring service MARS said on Monday it expects the European Union’s average soft wheat yield to reach 5.98 tonnes per hectare this year, five per cent lower than in 2025.
USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
Reading Time: 2 minutes As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.