CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more

ICE July 2019 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola markets remain sensitive to weather

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Canola markets were following trends set by soybean prices, as worries of late planting weighed on the minds of traders and farmers alike. As corn planting comes to an end, prolonged wet weather has continued to delay soybean planting to the point where the growing season may be shortened. “I think the market […] Read more





A sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Though many producers bemoan current drier-than-normal springtime conditions across the Prairies, sunflower crops are primed for a good year. “As long as there’s enough moisture to germinate, they immediately grow a really deep root system,” said Ben Friesen of Scoular Canada. While Statistics Canada estimated the 2019 sunflower acreage to remain pretty much […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Tuesday to revisit last week’s three-year highs after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. planting was well behind the average pace for this time of year following repeated rainfall. Soybeans rose too as rain also slowed U.S. sowings, according to the […] Read more


U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Friday, weighed down by fresh concerns about demand after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on imports of goods from Mexico in response to illegal immigration across the U.S. border. All three commodities also faced pressure from profit-taking after posting big […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose 4.1 per cent on Thursday, bouncing back from some technical weakness on Wednesday as traders focused on the historic slow pace of planting in the Midwest. Prices, which hit their highest in nearly three years this week, needed to continue to rally to entice farmers to seed […] Read more


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Feed weekly outlook: Weather buoys grain prices

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm –– A dry spring on the Prairies, coupled with intensely wet weather south of the border, has frustrated producers and supported higher feed grain prices. Barley prices have rallied “quite strongly” due to dry weather observed across most of the Prairies, combined with tight supplies from previous years, said Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy futures extend rally

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday, hitting their highest since mid-April on support from concerns that planting delays in the U.S. Midwest will lead to a sharp cutback in acreage as well as harvest yields, traders said. The jump followed a U.S. Agriculture Department report after the market […] Read more