CBOT December 2018 corn (orange) and January 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Traders aren’t expecting much to move corn and soybean markets in upcoming weeks as the U.S. moves into holiday mode. “These markets are going to just be very choppy and of course we’re going into December and nobody likes to work (during the holiday season). There’s more parties, Washington goes on Christmas […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn (in black) and January 2019 soybeans (in green). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound soy, corn look for fresh news

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — With Midwestern harvest operations nearing completion for the year, rangebound U.S. grain and oilseed markets are looking for fresh news to provide direction. Soybean, corn and wheat futures all remain stuck in relatively sideways trading patterns and “the only thing that will change that is an adverse situation in South American weather, […] Read more


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Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada – Cattle in “feedlot alley” in Lethbridge, Alta., won’t be seeing corn leave their diets any time soon, according to one feed grain buyer. “The marketplace booked up a fair bit of corn in advance of it, so through September, December and even out into March. So that’s all been done, that corn […] Read more

Toxin in U.S. corn harvest poses latest headache for farmers

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – North American farmers are finding increased levels of a plant toxin known as vomitoxin in this year’s corn harvest, adding insult to injury for growers already suffering as the U.S.-China trade war hurts soybean exports and crop prices. Vomitoxin sickens livestock and can also make humans and pets fall ill, and […] Read more


CBOT November 2018 soybeans (blue area) against December 2018 soymeal (black line). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend higher, with meal

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade both saw some strength over the past week, and could see some additional upside, according to an analyst. Harvest delays due to poor weather and speculative short-covering accounted for some of the recent strength in the futures, according to Sean Lusk, director […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Traders think soy yields less than USDA predicting

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — After the wet weather the U.S. Midwest has experienced lately, traders aren’t exactly sold on the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “We’re getting a lot of calls in and people talking about their beans are losing yield left and right, because the pods are splitting, beans are sprouting. […] Read more



World crop briefs: Russia makes wheat pitch to Algeria

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Russia is attempting to crack Algerian wheat markets open, according to reports from Bloomberg news agency. Russia recently hosted a tour of Algerian officials and plans to send a trial shipment of wheat to Algeria soon, the agricultural agency Rosselkhoznadzor told Bloomberg. Russian wheat exports to Algeria have previously been limited because […] Read more


“When (farmers) do the economics, corn adds a very viable income to their operation.” – Doug Alderman, Pride Seeds.

The next corn battle

The boom in corn acres is great news for the West. But how much will it hurt growers in the East?

Reading Time: 6 minutes For years, there’s been one great truth in Canadian agriculture. East is East, and West is West. So it’s little surprise there’s a sense of worry about the growth of “eastern” crops, especially corn and soybeans, in the West, and the way that markets and processors may adapt to the new geography of those crops. […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn seems headed for lower yields

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn crop harvest is getting underway earlier than expected, which could point to potential yield problems. While it’s too early to provide firm yield estimates, Morgan Cott, field agronomist for the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, said some high-moisture corn was already harvested in mid-September, and regular grain corn harvest got underway […] Read more