Reading Time: 2 minutes The path canola is to take as January turns to February has been marked by “extreme uncertainties,” explained broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola facing ‘extreme uncertainties’ says trader
Excluded from U.S. biofuel tax credits, facing tighter supplies
CBOT Weekly: Headlines dictate U.S. futures
Tariff threats, weather cause up-and-down trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump as well as weather concerns at home and abroad are creating a roller-coaster ride for U.S. grain futures during the week ended Jan. 22, 2025.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on profit-taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Thursday as forecasts for much-needed rains in dry areas of Argentina's crop belt and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest sparked a round of profit-taking, analysts said.
IGC trims global corn forecast
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday cut its forecast for 2024/25 global corn production, largely reflecting a downward revision for the United States.
U.S. grains: Corn firm on Argentina weather worries, soybeans retreat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Benchmark U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday, hovering near one-year highs as traders continued to adjust to a tighter supply outlook projected last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and fretted about Argentine crop weather, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: S/D report underpinning U.S. corn, soybeans
More winter wheat acres pressures prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to be supported by the latest supply and demand report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, said analyst Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag in Fargo, ND. Meanwhile, wheat has been contending with pressure from an increase in acres.
USDA announces new interim rule for biofuel guidelines
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new interim rule on Jan. 15, 2025 to aid production of biofuel feedstock crops as well as promote climate-smart agriculture.
Cuts to U.S. soybean, corn production
U.S. soybean, corn stocks mixed, more winter wheat planted
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture cut its calls for 2024/25 U.S. soybean and corn production in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released Jan. 10.
ICE Weekly: No news means no canola price movement
Reading Time: 2 minutes A lack of significant news has prevented canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange to break out of its recent trading range to start 2025.
CBOT weekly: Chicago soybeans/corn looking for direction
Reading Time: 2 minutes South American weather forecasts, positioning ahead of the Jan. 10 United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand report and uncertainty over trade policies under the incoming Trump administration were all influencing the Chicago grain and oilseed markets during the first days of 2025.
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