Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain prices at the Chicago Board of Trade were on the weaker side for the week ended July 16 due to last week's USDA report and ongoing trade tensions.
CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness
USDA report, trade tensions pressure markets
U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bargain buying and short covering lifted U.S. corn futures on Monday after the market slid to contract lows on expectations for strong U.S. output, traders said.
USDA adjusts supply/demand estimates
Corn/soybean yields unchanged
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean yields in the United States were left unchanged in the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released July 11, although a reduction in harvested area led to small downward revisions to production for the crops.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Reading Time: 2 minutes Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans
Midwestern conditions favourable
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warm Midwestern temperatures and timely precipitation weighed on corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade coming out of the Independence Day long weekend. Weather should remain a major market driver through the growing season, although some short-term direction could come from the monthly United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand estimates due out on July 11.
Manitoba Crop Report: Rains not enough to curb dryness
Some areas receive deluge; others still dry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many areas of Manitoba received varied amounts of rainfall during the week ended July 6, 2025. However, it was not enough to replenish moisture in some areas.
USDA attaché forecasts larger Chinese corn, wheat crops
But imports drop over last two years
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and wheat production in China is expected to increase in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing said in a report released July 3.
CBOT Weekly: Turning towards a weather market
Area, stocks reports have little influence
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are heading toward a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging in Chicago. The move comes after two reports from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on June 30.
USDA lowers soybean/corn acreage estimates, wheat up from March
Quarterly stocks data also out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers in the United States planted slightly less soybeans and corn than earlier intentions in 2025, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 30.
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices to remain in a ‘funk’ for now
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices on the Canadian Prairies have slipped over the last week and are poised to remain flat to the end of the year, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
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