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Pulse weekly outlook: India looking for lentils, large Australian crop in play

India extends zero-rate tariff

Reading Time: 1 minute MarketsFarm — An extension of zero-rate tariffs on lentils moving into India for another year should be a clear sign that the country is in the market for imports. However, Canadian lentil sales to India face stiff competition, with a large Australian crop likely to limit movement going forward. India announced at the end of […] Read more

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USDA sees little change in Australian, Canadian wheat output

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There isn’t much in the way of significant changes in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché reports on grain production in Australia and Canada. USDA’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) office in Canberra pegged Australia’s wheat production for 2022-23 at 37 million tonnes, 400,000 more than the official USDA estimate. In comparison, […] Read more


Farmer Ignacio Bastanchuri stands in a wheat field at Navarro in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province on Dec. 5, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Agustin Marcarian)

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn markets’ eyes on South America

Wheat market remains sensitive to Ukraine news

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were boosted by last Thursday’s bullish supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but attention has since shifted back to South American growing conditions. “The primary thing right now is South American weather,” said market analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag at […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids lower despite supportive factors

March CBOT, K.C. wheats up on week

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Despite concerns related to cold weather in the U.S., war in Ukraine and rising numbers of COVID-19 infections in China, most western Canadian wheat bids were lower for the week ended Thursday. Profit-taking in wheat futures was evident on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), as March contracts for both Kansas City hard […] Read more


ICE January 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Less canola to be exported

Crop expectations from Canada, Australia are factors

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Any hopes of Canada exporting 9.3 million tonnes of canola during 2022-23 have now been dashed for two reasons. One reason is the latest Statistics Canada production report that cut canola production for the current marketing year. The other is the bumper canola crop Australia is now expected to have this year. StatCan’s […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat steadies after one-year low

Soybeans firm on China demand, Argentina drought

Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on technical buying on Wednesday after sliding to 13-month lows earlier in the week, as global supplies weigh on U.S. markets. Soybean futures gained, underpinned by export demand optimism and dry conditions in top exporter Argentina. Corn inched higher, supported by wheat and soy despite from weaker crude […] Read more


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Australia looking at record wheat, canola crops

Near-record winter crop output expected

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Australia is forecast to harvest record-large wheat and canola crops in 2022-23, with improved crop prospects in many parts of the country more than offsetting losses in others. That analysis comes from the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), released Tuesday. Total production of […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 50-day moving average, MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat slides to 13-month low

Soybeans slip despite demand hopes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat dropped on Monday, pressured by higher global supplies despite stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. exports, analysts said. Corn eased, pressured by lower wheat, though dry conditions in South America added support. Soybeans ended lower, underpinned by export demand and strong meal trade, though wheat weighed on the oilseed as well, traders […] Read more


ICE January 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s sideways market nears low end of range

January down last six sessions

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts slid lower during the week ended Wednesday but remain stuck in a sideways trading range overall. The January contract has held within a range from $800 to $900 per tonne for the past five months, with the market still well within that range despite losing over $50 per tonne […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Australia’s winter pulse production mixed

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Australia’s 2022 winter pulse crop will see its ups and downs, according to a quarterly crop report released Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Chickpeas saw the largest projected production decline, dropping 41.5 per cent from the 2021-22 marketing year to 621,000 tonnes this year, Australia’s […] Read more