Reading Time: 2 minutes As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.
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USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
Feed grain weekly: Barley bids rise with crude and corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain bids in Western Canada were showing strength in mid-March, as gains in crude oil spill into the agricultural markets.
CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war
Reading Time: 2 minutes To analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D., there’s a difference in the commodity markets currently with the Middle East war and four years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Pay more attention to South American corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil’s massive soybean crop may be grabbing the headlines, but there should be more attention on the difficulties with the country’s corn crop, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc.
CBOT Weekly: Middle East conflict continues to rattle markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes The conflict in the Middle East is raising crop prices and plenty of price instability in the markets.
USDA makes few changes in domestic figures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Few changes were made to domestic balance sheets in the USDA’s monthly supply/demand estimates released on March 10.
CBOT weekly: Planted area in focus
Reading Time: < 1 minute The seasonal fight for acres between soybeans and corn is in full swing in the United States as markets wait to get a clearer picture on planting intentions for the 2026 growing season.
Feed Grain Weekly: Export market firming prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes The export market is keeping feed grain prices firm for the time being, but the upcoming spring also means a potential weather market.
CBOT Weekly: Several unknowns that could affect commodity prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are a number of unknowns that could affect where soy, corn and wheat prices go on the Chicago Board of Trade, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services.
IGC February report adjusts world data
Reading Time: < 1 minute There were several revisions made to the International Grains Council monthly supply and demand report issued on Feb. 19, most notably in soybeans.
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