CBOT May 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on export strength

Corn, wheat also strong

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean, wheat and corn futures firmed on Friday, with all three commodities recovering from declines posted during the overnight trading session. The strength in soybeans stemmed from signs that demand for U.S. supplies remains strong even with newly harvested soybeans from South America available on the marketplace. […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Prices likely to hold firm after CP stoppage

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Feed prices have remained fairly steady over the last week and are likely to continue to do so in the coming week, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader for Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “I don’t see anything drastically changing in the next week,” she said. Harakal added there was nervousness in the […] Read more


CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans fall with exports in focus

Ukraine's hindered exports 'priced in' on values

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday, with traders noting the market has already absorbed supply disruptions from the Black Sea region following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a month ago. “It feels like the market has priced in that there will be an issue with corn and […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 soybeans (candlesticks, right column) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and NYMEX May 2022 West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (grey line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Export demand boosts soybeans

Corn firm, wheat weak

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, hitting their highest in nearly a month on expectations that demand for U.S. supplies will remain strong due to harvest shortfalls in South America, traders said. The crop woes in Argentina and Brazil also lent support to […] Read more


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EU offers farmers aid, more land to grow due to Ukraine war

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels | Reuters — The European Union will distribute 500 million euros (C$692 million) to help farmers and allow them to grow crops on fallow land to mitigate food price spikes and potential shortages resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Published on Wednesday, the proposals by the EU’s executive European Commission also include assistance to […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Grain markets rangebound

Drought seen persisting for U.S.

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — With very little in terms of major new developments from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Tuesday were devoid of the volatility seen in previous weeks. The May corn contract traded at each side of the $7.50 per bushel mark during […] Read more


CBOT May 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise on strong exports

Corn, wheat futures mixed

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on signs that export demand for U.S. supplies remained firm even as South American farmers harvest their crops. Corn and wheat futures were mixed, with nearby contracts easing and deferred offerings rising. “It is really a mixed bag out here,” said Mark Gold, managing partner […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy up on expectations for long Ukraine conflict

Funds seen buying in after last week's losses

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures jumped on Monday, with traders saying that exports from the Black Sea region will continue to be disrupted this week due to the fighting in Ukraine. Soybean futures also rose sharply, following gains in the crude oil market that also stemmed from major ructions to energy […] Read more


CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall

Traders monitoring Ukraine crisis

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Friday as traders monitored diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and gauged continuing disruptions to Black Sea crop exports. More than three weeks after launching its invasion, in what Moscow calls a “special military operation,” the Russian advance has stalled and failed […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Sector bracing for logistics challenge

A CP lockout could put feeders weeks behind in supplies

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Feed grain buyers in Alberta’s feedlot alley are well covered with contracted supplies, but the logistics of getting that grain where it needs to be are facing some uncertainty with looming labour action at Canadian Pacific Railway. Buyers in feedlot alley are about 80 per cent covered right now, said Jim Beusekom of […] Read more