Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — There are some notable changes to the monthly report from the International Grains Council (IGC), primarily in corn and soybeans. The London-based IGC on Thursday issued new supply and demand estimates, pointing to reduced agricultural production such as in Argentina as the main reason for the changes. That’s despite increased output in Brazil […] Read more
IGC makes changes in corn, soybean supply outlook
Council makes only minor tweaks in wheat
World wheat stocks to tighten despite larger crop, IGC says
Corn stocks also revised lower
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — World wheat production in the 2022-23 marketing year will likely end up slightly higher than earlier projections, according to the latest estimates from the International Grains Council. However, with usage predictions also rising, carryout stocks were revised slightly lower. In a report released Thursday, the IGC pegged 2022-23 world wheat production at 796 […] Read more
IGC makes small alterations to monthly report
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — There was very little in the way of changes in the November supply and demand report from the International Grain Council (IGC). The most notable alteration made by the London-based global organization was its four million-tonne reduction to 2022-23 wheat ending stocks, now at 282 million tonnes. The IGC lowered exports from 70 […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: External factors raise bids
U.S. wheat futures gain on the week
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Despite the usual harvest pressures, western Canadian wheat bids jumped during the week ended Thursday, largely due to geopolitical and macroeconomic factors. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday again raised its key interest rate to combat rising inflation — this time a 75 basis point increase, to 3.25 per cent. The rate hike […] Read more
Global wheat production rises, corn drops
IGC sees only slight changes in soy crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) in London raised its estimate of total world grain production for 2022-23 from its August report, with most of the increases coming in wheat. Overall, the IGC projected total production to reach 2.256 billion tonnes, adding eight million from last month. Most of that came from higher harvest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat reaches two-month high on Ukraine worries
Corn firm, soy eases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set fresh two-month highs on Thursday, buoyed by risks of a deepening conflict in Ukraine and dry weather in crop areas of Argentina and the U.S. Plains, traders said. Commodity funds hold a net short position in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures, leaving the market prone to […] Read more
Global production declines expected for wheat, corn
IGC expects world soybean output to increase
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — In its May supply and demand report, the International Grain Council (IGC) has forecast lower global production of wheat and corn in 2022-23, while soybeans are expected to rise. The IGC, in its latest report Thursday, lowered its call on total world grain production to 2.251 billion tonnes. That’s down by a little […] Read more
IGC tweaks old-crop numbers, makes bigger changes in new-crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There were a few tweaks to the old-crop data in the April supply/demand report from the International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday — but somewhat more significant numbers for its new-crop projections. For the 2021-22 crop year, the IGC bumped up total global grain production by three million tonnes at 2.287 billion tonnes, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat retreat from recent highs
Soybean futures edge higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data and a round of profit-taking after multi-year highs set this week, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell, retreating from recent six-week highs, while soybean futures inched higher, supported by export demand for U.S. supplies and spillover strength from […] Read more
World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Downward revisions to soybean numbers stand out the most in February’s grain market report from the International Grains Council (IGC). Otherwise, the monthly estimates have minor alterations. The IGC cut its forecast on 2021-22 global soybean production by four per cent from its January report, bringing its projection to 353.1 million tonnes. The […] Read more
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