Reading Time: 2 minutes Demand is ongoing and prices are slowly rising for feed grains despite the war in Iran, said Brandon Motz, owner and manager of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
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Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty
CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Declines in projected planting intentions for 2026/27 were not as big as the market expected, after the United States Department of Agriculture released its estimates on March 31. The USDA also issued its quarterly grain stocks report with stocks for soybeans bigger than anticipated, while those for corn were smaller and wheat virtually matched the average trade guess.
U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Iran war has upended the planting intentions of U.S. farmers, resulting in fewer acres of corn and the lowest quantity of spring wheat planted since 1970 as rising fertilizer and fuel costs and low grain prices dim the outlook for profits.
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted some large price swings during the week ended March 25, as market participants reacted to the shifting news out of the Middle East and adjusted positions ahead of upcoming acreage data from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Feed Grain Weekly: Seasonal gains expected this spring
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain prices have not yet been affected by rising fuel costs, but will continue to rise nonetheless, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
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.
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.