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Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit. (RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images)

USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

By MarketsFarm Team August 16, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — A new report from the Ottawa-based attache to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has raised its estimate of total wheat production in Canada for 2019. The report Thursday from attache Phil Hayes increases FAS’s estimate of wheat production in Canada for 2019 to 32.65 million tonnes, compared to last […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses in U.S. futures countered by support from a softer Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar was down by roughly a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart, while the futures were all lower following bearish U.S. Department […] Read more

CBOT September 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

By Mark Weinraub August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — stemmed from a surprise boost […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

By Mark Weinraub August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. Soy futures settled near session […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

By Mark Weinraub August 14, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure on the corn market and […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn (candlestick) and November 2019 soybeans (line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

By Mark Weinraub August 13, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures made up most of the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

By Barbara Smith August 12, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a bigger-than-expected harvest. USDA forecast the 2019-20 corn crop at 13.901 billion bushels, above the 13.875 billion bushels expected in July. A Reuters poll of analysts […] Read more

The post-WASDE chart: CBOT September 2019 corn (black), soybeans (yellow) and wheat (orange) and K.C. September 2019 wheat (orange). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 12, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction on the markets was bearish, with corn prices being hit very hard, down 25 cents per bushel for the September and December contracts on the […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Cash wheat: Prices stronger in varying degrees

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were generally up for the week ended Aug. 8, with gains in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats in all locations. Durum (CWAD) was either side of steady, depending on location. The Canadian dollar was down by almost a quarter of a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

By Karl Plume August 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a 1-1/2-week high on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in a month, lifted by technical buying and short-covering amid concerns that dry U.S. Midwest weather would limit crop production. Corn and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. […] Read more

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USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

Cash wheat: Prices stronger in varying degrees

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

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