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Fund traders back adding to short positions in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 22, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The net managed money short position in canola grew for the first time in seven weeks as fund traders put on fresh bearish bets in mid-April, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures rally on bargain buying, geopolitical tensions

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 19, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean prices rose on Friday as heightened geopolitical tensions spurred a round of bargain buying after the benchmark contracts in both markets fell to their lowest levels in more than six weeks, traders said.

Poland is trying to move Ukraine grain by rail due to Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian sea ports on the Black Sea. Photo: IanChrisGraham/iStock/Getty Images

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AAFC makes a few tweaks in Apr S&D report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 19, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made a small amount of changes in its April supply and disposition report released on Apr. 19. Of the changes made, nearly all were slight adjustments to its pulse and special crop numbers.

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Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in holding pattern for now

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 19, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes With farmers across Western Canada getting ready to plant their crops or they have already made a few rounds in the field, feed grain prices across the Prairies remained in a holding pattern, according to Jerry Klassen of Resilient Capital in Winnipeg, Man.

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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weaker loonie generates increases

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 19, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes There were small to modest gains in wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Apr. 18. Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum made advances despite losses in the United States wheat complex.

A view of Oldman River which flows into the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol

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Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

By Nia Williams, Reuters April 19, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Municipalities and irrigation districts in Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday.

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China set for bumper harvests of grains and oilseeds, ministry says

By Reuters April 19, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute China is set for another year of bumper harvest of grains and oilseeds, helped by expanded planting of winter wheat and rapeseed and healthy growth of seedlings, the country's agriculture ministry said on Friday.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on South American supply, dry weather supports wheat

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 18, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean and corn futures closed lower on Thursday after touching six-week lows, with both markets facing pressure from hefty South American supplies, traders said.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans edge higher as Brazilian market firms

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 17, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, bouncing on a round of bargain buying after the most-active July contract SN24 hit a six-week low, buoyed in part by firming Brazilian soy markets, analysts said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease under pressure from firm dollar

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 16, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures extended their fall on Tuesday as a strong dollar weighed down the market, analysts said.

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Wheat

Fund traders back adding to short positions in canola

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures rally on bargain buying, geopolitical tensions

AAFC makes a few tweaks in Apr S&D report

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in holding pattern for now

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weaker loonie generates increases

Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

China set for bumper harvests of grains and oilseeds, ministry says

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on South American supply, dry weather supports wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans edge higher as Brazilian market firms

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease under pressure from firm dollar

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