Reading Time: < 1 minute Concerns about canola getting too expensive have crept into the Canadian oilseed’s recent rally on the Intercontinental Exchange.
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ICE Canada Weekly: Canola needs to back away from highs
CBOT weekly: Little chance of February rally in corn/soybeans
Reading Time: < 1 minute Updated supply demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, released Feb. 10, included only minor adjustments and provided little direction for the corn and soybean markets headed through the slow February trading period.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export optimism; corn, wheat nearly flat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday on optimism about demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said, but stayed below a two-month high set last week. Corn settled flat to firmer after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a monthly report raised its forecast of U.S. corn exports for […] Read more
France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes France’s farm ministry on Tuesday increased slightly its estimates for sowings of winter soft wheat and winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest, confirming its expectation of an expanded area for both crops this year.
U.S. grains: Soy futures pull back as Brazil harvest advances
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on profit taking after a rally last week drove prices to a two-month high well above $11 a bushel, tied to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that China may buy more beans from the United States. The expanding harvest of a record-large Brazilian soybean crop […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybeans continued a three-day rally on Friday, fuelled by President Donald Trump’s remarks on Wednesday that China would buy more U.S. soybeans. Corn and wheat chopped up and down, though ample global supply continued to curb grain prices while traders turned their attention to a U.S. Department […] Read more
Grain Growers of Canada calls for clarity, transparency on AAFC research cuts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain Growers of Canada is calling for more clarity from the federal government following cutbacks to Agriculture and Agri-Food staff and research centres.
U.S. grains: Soy rally continues after Trump says China to expand purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans extended gains on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said China had raised a target for U.S. soybean purchases under a trade truce. Corn and wheat ticked up with spillover support from soybeans, though a firmer dollar and easing weather concerns capped the cereal markets. Soybeans rallied […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Additional soybean purchases strengthen U.S. soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were good gains for the Chicago soy complex during the week ended Feb. 4, due to positive news that Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans jump to two-month high on Trump comments
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a two-month high on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about China buying more U.S. soybeans, traders said. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said China is “lifting the Soybean count to 20 Million Tons for the current season […] Read more