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Agroconsult estimated Brazil’s soybean crop for the 2025/26 season at a record 184.7 million metric tons.Photo: File

Brazil soybean planting outlook hinges on Middle East war, says Agroconsult

By Reuters March 26, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazil’s soybean planting area is expected to remain stable in the upcoming 2026/27 season, but the scenario depends heavily on how long the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran lasts, agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult said on Wednesday.

Corn, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted some large price swings during the week ended March 25, as market participants reacted to the shifting news out of the Middle East and adjusted positions ahead of upcoming acreage data from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Canola, Markets, News, Soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: More behind canola, soyoil than crude oil prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 25, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute There’s more to canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange than crude oil and vegetable oils prices, said David Derwin, commodity futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.

Markets

Speculators add to bullish bets in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 23, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute The speculative net long position in canola continues to grow, hitting its largest level in eight months according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released Friday, March 20.

Canola, Cereals, Corn, Markets, News, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 20, 2026

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.

Although commodity prices, such as those for wheat, have sharply increased due to the Middle East war, they haven’t spiked to the extent they did when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with several limit up days. | Greg Berg file photo

Crops, Markets

CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 19, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes To analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D., there’s a difference in the commodity markets currently with the Middle East war and four years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Markets

Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutes Updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released March 18, included only minor adjustments, as the agency incorporated the latest acreage forecasts from Statistics Canada released earlier in the month.

Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. said Brazil’s safrinha corn could run into dry conditions given it was planted late. Photo: Zak McLachlan

Cereals, Corn, Markets

Pay more attention to South American corn

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 16, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil’s massive soybean crop may be grabbing the headlines, but there should be more attention on the difficulties with the country’s corn crop, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc.

The sources told Reuters that the “candid and constructive” Paris talks led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng would set in motion possible “deliverables” for Trump’s trip to China to meet with Xi at the end of March. Photo: kevinjeon00/Getty Images Plus

News, Reuters

U.S., China discuss farm goods, managed trade in ‘remarkably stable’ Paris talks, sources say

By David Lawder, Reuters March 16, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials held “remarkably stable” talks in Paris on Sunday that touched on potential areas of agreement in agriculture, critical minerals and managed trade for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider in Beijing, two sources familiar with the talks said.

The Canadian and U.S. canola crushes expanded in calendar year 2025, as it the U.S. soybean crush. However, StatCan didn’t release data for the Canadian soybean crush. Photo: File

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

Canola, U.S. soybean crushes expanding

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 13, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute In calendar year 2025, the canola crushes in Canada and the United States remained above their respective five-year averages, Statistics Canada reported on March 13. While the U.S. soybean crush continued to expand, StatCan didn’t include any soybean crush data for 2025 due to confidentiality requirements under the Statistics Act.

Daily Network News

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