Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. crop commodities trader Bunge Global posted a larger-than-expected quarterly profit drop on Wednesday and warned that 2025 earnings could sink to the lowest in six years as trade tensions and biofuel policy uncertainty drag on the agricultural sector.
Bunge Q4 profit falls on weak crush margins, forecasts 2025 earnings drop
Trade tensions and biofuel uncertainty weigh on sector
AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian canola ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Oct. 21.
U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures eased on Monday on forecasts for rain in dry areas of top exporter Brazil and Argentina and on rising United States supplies as clear Midwest weather boosted harvesting.
Malaysia to produce less palm oil – USDA attaché
Reading Time: 2 minutes Palm oil production in Malaysia is projected to ease back in 2024/25 as compared to the previous year, said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Kuala Lumpur.
Eastern Canadian oilseeds to receive funding
Reading Time: < 1 minute Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has announced funding up to C$4.3 million over five years to the Eastern Canada Oilseed Development Alliance (ECODA).
Ukraine farm sector indirect losses may reach $83B due to Russian invasion, analysts say
Reading Time: < 1 minute Indirect losses in Ukraine's key agricultural sector caused by the Russian invasion could reach $83 billion by the end of 2025, mainly due to falling harvests, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) said on Thursday.
EU cuts wheat crop estimate to 12-year low
Reading Time: 2 minutes European wheat production forecast at 12-year low. Corn, barley, oilseeds also down on year.
Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year
Reading Time: < 1 minute The amounts of Canadian oilseeds crushed, as well as those for grains delivered, saw slight increases compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds last June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to be 776,354 tonnes, with 334,909 […] Read more
ICE Canada weekly outlook: Canola continues to be bearish
Keep close eye on upcoming stocks as of Dec. 31 Stat Can report, says analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite farmer selling there remained little doubt that the canola market was bearish during the week ended Jan. 31, according to analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Commodity Analysis in Winnipeg.
Record large short position grows in canola
CBOT net short position on soybeans more than doubled
Reading Time: < 1 minute The record large net short position in ICE Futures canola continued to rise in mid-January, as fund traders put on more bearish bets and liquidated long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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