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The USDA predicted corn planting intentions at 95.34 million acres, which is down from 98.79 million acres U.S. farmers seeded last year. Photo: Fotokostic/Getty Images Plus

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Declines in projected planting intentions for 2026/27 were not as big as the market expected, after the United States Department of Agriculture released its estimates on March 31. The USDA also issued its quarterly grain stocks report with stocks for soybeans bigger than anticipated, while those for corn were smaller and wheat virtually matched the average trade guess.

Canada’s canola crush increased in 2026 compared to February 2025, but StatCan continued to not provide any new data on the soybean crush. Photo: File

Canola, Crops, Markets, News, Soybeans

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute More canola was crushed in February than a year ago, Statistics Canada reported on March 31. StatCan pegged last month’s domestic crush at 951,353 tonnes, up about 7.8 per cent from February 2025.

“Given that nitrogen fertilizers are not used intensively on soybeans, higher nitrogen prices could also lead to a shift towards more soybean acres and fewer corn acres,” said economists from the University of Illinois. Photo: Greg Berg

Markets, Reuters

U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say

By Karl Plume, Reuters March 27, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Iran war has upended the planting intentions of U.S. farmers, resulting in fewer acres of corn and the lowest quantity of spring wheat planted since 1970 as rising fertilizer and fuel costs and low grain prices dim the outlook for profits.

Crops, Markets

Pulse Weekly: War, weather affecting Manitoba pulse prospects

By Adam Peleshaty March 26, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba pulses could be affected by the ongoing war in Iran as well as spring weather, said the former executive director of Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers.

Agroconsult estimated Brazil’s soybean crop for the 2025/26 season at a record 184.7 million metric tons.Photo: File

Markets, Reuters

Brazil soybean planting outlook hinges on Middle East war, says Agroconsult

By Reuters March 26, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazil’s soybean planting area is expected to remain stable in the upcoming 2026/27 season, but the scenario depends heavily on how long the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran lasts, agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult said on Wednesday.

Corn, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted some large price swings during the week ended March 25, as market participants reacted to the shifting news out of the Middle East and adjusted positions ahead of upcoming acreage data from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Although commodity prices, such as those for wheat, have sharply increased due to the Middle East war, they haven’t spiked to the extent they did when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with several limit up days. | Greg Berg file photo

Crops, Markets

CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 19, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes To analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D., there’s a difference in the commodity markets currently with the Middle East war and four years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. said Brazil’s safrinha corn could run into dry conditions given it was planted late. Photo: Zak McLachlan

Cereals, Corn, Markets

Pay more attention to South American corn

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 16, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil’s massive soybean crop may be grabbing the headlines, but there should be more attention on the difficulties with the country’s corn crop, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc.

The Canadian and U.S. canola crushes expanded in calendar year 2025, as it the U.S. soybean crush. However, StatCan didn’t release data for the Canadian soybean crush. Photo: File

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

Canola, U.S. soybean crushes expanding

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 13, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute In calendar year 2025, the canola crushes in Canada and the United States remained above their respective five-year averages, Statistics Canada reported on March 13. While the U.S. soybean crush continued to expand, StatCan didn’t include any soybean crush data for 2025 due to confidentiality requirements under the Statistics Act.

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Middle East conflict continues to rattle markets

By Adam Peleshaty March 12, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes The conflict in the Middle East is raising crop prices and plenty of price instability in the markets.

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