Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There were a few tweaks to the old-crop data in the April supply/demand report from the International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday — but somewhat more significant numbers for its new-crop projections. For the 2021-22 crop year, the IGC bumped up total global grain production by three million tonnes at 2.287 billion tonnes, […] Read more
IGC tweaks old-crop numbers, makes bigger changes in new-crop
Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports getting expensive
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — As barley and wheat supplies for feed remain tight, demand for corn imports from the U.S. remains strong — but a rally in corn over the last couple of weeks is putting strain on the market, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “It is definitely deterring sales and/or purchases […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: No worries about delayed planting in Manitoba
'Farmers can get stuff in pretty quick'
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Despite an influx of snow across southern Manitoba, with more precipitation in the forecast for this week, a provincial pulse specialist isn’t too concerned about the potential for late planting of pulse crops. “The moisture is welcome, but it’s not the weather we would like to see at this time of the year. […] Read more
Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Over the last three to four weeks growing conditions in Brazil have pulled a complete reversal — and that poses a serious threat to the country’s corn crop, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. The southern half of the country is now faced with wet conditions, while the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola seen as teetering, likely to tumble
'A lot of emotion and tension' in market
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola values sit high atop a precipice, tittering toward a steep drop. One recourse for canola is to bank on prices for soyoil and soymeal on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to rise sharply in the near future — or take that step off its perch to what would be […] Read more
U.S. crop prices climb following April WASDE report
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There were two notable surprises in the latest supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to Ryan Ettner, trader with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. One was USDA having maintained its carryout for corn; the other was the carryover for wheat being a little larger than what the markets […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Smaller corn, soybean ending stocks expected
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Ahead of the April supply and demand (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, trader Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. said he’s expecting carryovers for corn and soybeans to come in below March’s estimates. Ettner has also pegged the wheat carryout to be a little bit higher. […] Read more
Canola exports turn tiny as Canada running out
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — There was a tremendous drop in canola exports from Canada during week 34 of the 2021-22 marketing year, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The commission’s report issued Thursday showed a mere 800 tonnes of canola were shipped overseas. The week before, 128,300 tonnes were outbound. “We’re really getting close to running out,” […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola in its own world, analyst says
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — To market analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain, canola “has been in a world of its own for about the last month,” and he expects that will remain the case for some time. Canola, he explained, has generally done the opposite of the Chicago soy complex — which the Canadian oilseed normally follows. […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat nudges higher, durum dips
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Prairies during the week ended Friday saw moderate gains in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats while Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) eased slightly. The war in Ukraine continued to play havoc in the markets. After strong increases at the start of the […] Read more
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