Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago corn futures advanced on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected U.S. stockpiles of the grain below market expectations.
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U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations
Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Overall spring seeding of all crops in Alberta was just over 18 per cent complete, according to the province’s first crop report of 2024. The pace was nearly seven points above the five-year average.
Tighter stocks, production in USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) May World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) released May 10 featured the first production and ending stocks estimates for the 2024-25 marketing year.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
Feed Grain Weekly: A bearish market, especially in southern Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sufficient supplies of domestic barley and wheat along with the ongoing influx of corn from United States, have continued to keep a lid on feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies. That’s especially so in southern Alberta, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.
CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes A grain rally at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended May 8 has seemed to run out of steam.
China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.
Most Canadian grain stocks tighter than a year ago
Reading Time: 2 minutes For many of Canada’s major crops, their holdings came in lower than a year ago, as Statistics Canada released its stocks of principal field crops as of March 31 report. There were declines in all wheat, durum, oats, corn, lentils and peas, but there were increases for barley and canola while soybeans were relatively steady.