Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said exporters reported the biggest daily export sale of the grain in more than a year.
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U.S. grains: Corn futures rise after big US grain sale to Mexico
ICE canola weekly outlook: Weak soybeans a “problem”
Reading Time: < 1 minute The ICE Futures canola market backed away from nearby highs during the week ended Oct. 16, as losses in Chicago soybeans and soyoil weighed on values. With the canola harvest in its final stages across Western Canada, the market will likely settle in a sideways range while looking to outside influences for direction.
Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon on Tuesday proposed the appointment of a special mediator for a 90-day period in a bid to solve the ongoing labour dispute at the Port of Montreal.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy down on South America rains; crude, equities sell-off
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures fell for a fourth straight session on Tuesday and hit multi-week lows, guided by sharp declines in equities and crude oil and forecasts for timely rains in Brazil that have tempered worries about early-season planting delays.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures down as USDA projects massive US crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soy and corn futures turned lower on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand report confirmed the advancing harvests in the U.S. will be some of the largest on record.
Ukraine grain exports to fall by more than 10 million tonnes due to smaller crop, official says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ukraine's 2024/25 grain exports are likely to decrease to around 40 million metric tons from almost 51 million tons in 2023/24 due to a smaller harvest, the first deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy said on Friday.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather, Ukraine war put supply risks in focus
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat extended gains on Thursday as traders assessed whether increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine and persistent dryness in grain production areas around the world may curb global wheat exports, analysts said.
Saskatchewan crop report: Harvest nearly complete
Reading Time: < 1 minute Combining in Saskatchewan is virtually complete with the provincial report putting the harvest at 97 per cent finished overall. That's a gain of six points during the week ended Oct. 7, as parts of the province contended with rain delays.
Montreal Port dockworkers begin overtime strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have begun an overtime strike on Thursday morning, the port authority said, as negotiations over a new contract make little progress.
U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day, corn and soybean regain ground
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures ticked higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, boosted by strength in the financial markets and as traders adjusted positions ahead of a government supply-and-demand report, market analysts said.