Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures firmed on Thursday as a recent plunge in the dollar continued to support commodities priced in the U.S. currency and harsh winter weather threatened crops in the Black Sea region and the United States. Corn traded near flat and soybeans ticked down slightly on expectations of a large […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures firm on recent dollar slide, winter weather
Feed Grains Weekly: More consideration being given to U.S. corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s beginning to be a shift within the Canadian Prairie feed market towards importing United States corn, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds rise on recent dollar weakness, biofuel optimism
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago grain and soybean futures climbed on Wednesday after the dollar’s weakening to a four-year low made U.S. crops more attractive for overseas buyers. Grain markets were also monitoring the impact of a winter storm on U.S. wheat fields and agricultural supply chains, while assessing comments by U.S. President Donald Trump […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices climb in most locales
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and durum were mostly higher during the week ended Jan. 27, supported by gains in the United States wheat complex.
CBOT Weekly: Prices to continue higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes A severe winter storm in the United States and a weakened greenback helped raise prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Jan. 28, 2026.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as dollar hits four-year low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures crept higher on Tuesday and wheat finished nearly unchanged as a sliding dollar underpinned prices. Corn futures ended slightly lower. The drop in the dollar index, which sank near a four-year low, helped to steady grain prices after a pullback on Monday, making U.S. crops look cheaper overseas, […] Read more
Russia targets seeds market as traditional export customers boost grains production
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, will target global markets with its seeds and technologies as its grain markets are expected to shrink with other countries raising production, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls after hitting six-week high on U.S., Russia crop worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures pulled back after climbing to a six-week high on Monday as worries eased about cold weather threatening U.S. and Russian crops. Corn and soybean futures also retreated from multi-week highs. Traders focused on the weather as temperatures remained frigid after a severe winter storm blasted […] Read more
How scientists are using DNA and climate data to breed crops of the future
Researchers are developing a method to help plant breeders create new varieties of resilient crops to keep pace with a changing climate
Reading Time: 5 minutes A method for forecasting how crops will perform in different environments so that plant breeders can quickly select the best parents for new, climate-resilient varieties.
U.S. grains: CBOT futures extend gains as cold weather hits U.S.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago grain and oilseed futures rose on Friday as severe cold in U.S. and other areas of the world raised fears about damage to crops and disruptions to processing plants.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
