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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on profit-taking

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters January 16, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Thursday as forecasts for much-needed rains in dry areas of Argentina's crop belt and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest sparked a round of profit-taking, analysts said.

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IGC trims global corn forecast

By Nigel Hunt, Reuters January 16, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday cut its forecast for 2024/25 global corn production, largely reflecting a downward revision for the United States.

High prices for organic grains relative to conventional crops is hindering demand, according to one grain marketer. Photo: InnaTarasenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Feed Grain Weekly: Room to rise for feed barley

By Adam Peleshaty January 16, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rising United States corn futures and a weaker Canadian dollar have given Western Canadian feed grain prices a lift.

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CBOT Weekly: S/D report underpinning U.S. corn, soybeans

More winter wheat acres pressures prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 15, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to be supported by the latest supply and demand report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, said analyst Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag in Fargo, ND. Meanwhile, wheat has been contending with pressure from an increase in acres.

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Cuts to U.S. soybean, corn production

U.S. soybean, corn stocks mixed, more winter wheat planted

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 10, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture cut its calls for 2024/25 U.S. soybean and corn production in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released Jan. 10.

Snowpack concerns on the Prairies has been leading many growers to wonder what could happen come spring. Photo: Thinkstock

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Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier

Some warmer temps for Prairies during week of Jan. 6

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 6, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.

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AAFC adjusts monthly estimates, cites caution for canola exports

Impact of China's anti-dumping investigation unknown at this time

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 19, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adjusted its latest supply and demand estimates issued on Dec. 19. This followed the updated Statistics Canada figures from two weeks ago.

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Feed Grains Weekly: Trump looms over Prairie feed market

Weaker Canadian dollar less of an influence

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 19, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Currently, United States President-elect Donald Trump is more of an influence on Western Canadian feed grain prices than a weaker Canadian dollar said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

Corn bids and offers have lately been far apart, with bids generally a dollar or more below the C$12 per bushel Ontario farmers would like to see. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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CBOT Weekly: WASDE report brings surprise cut to corn

By Adam Peleshaty December 11, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes A larger-than-expected cut to corn carryout in the USDA's monthly WASDE report on Dec. 10 affected prices at the Chicago Board of Trade.

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China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports

Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 9, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.

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