Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Friday, as hefty supply from a rapid U.S. harvest weighed heavily over contracts, market analysts said.
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U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn drop on continued supply pressure
Prairie wheat bids mixed as U.S. futures, loonie weaken
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Oct. 24, although the general bias was lower in most locations.
Manitoba harvest nearly done, only corn/sunflowers left
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest operations across Manitoba are nearly complete, with only sunflowers and corn still left to come off the fields, according to the latest provincial crop report for the week ended Oct. 22.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures jump as some polls show Harris with US election lead
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' lead over Republican challenger Donald Trump in some election polls calmed concerns that a trade war with China could heat up, according to analysts.
CBOT Weekly: Corn, soybeans rising, wheat slipping
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean prices rose at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Oct. 23, 2024. However, wheat prices went lower during the same week.
U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise on increased export demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean and corn futures turned higher on Tuesday as a flurry of export sales helped stem market pressure from a fast-moving U.S. harvest and improved planting weather in South America, analysts said.
AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian canola ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Oct. 21.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures up on flurry of export sales
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures rose on Monday as low prices spurred a flurry of international demand for U.S. grains and soy, analysts said.
Fund short position in canola dips for fourth week
Reading Time: < 1 minute The net fund short position in canola declined for the fourth week in a row in mid-October, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
U.S. grains: Wheat slumps on beneficial rains, Russian export policies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures fell sharply on Friday as rains were expected to benefit global wheat-growing regions, analysts said. A shift in Russian export policies also fuelled concerns that U.S. commercial grain companies will be left holding large supplies of wheat.