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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 1 day 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.

Consistent demand and a “successful” export program for feed barley will continue to support prices over the next six weeks, said Jim Beusekom.

Crops, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Seasonal gains expected this spring

By Adam Peleshaty March 24, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain prices have not yet been affected by rising fuel costs, but will continue to rise nonetheless, said a Lethbridge-based trader.

Canola, Cereals, Corn, Markets, News, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 20, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.

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.

Markets

Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutes Updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released March 18, included only minor adjustments, as the agency incorporated the latest acreage forecasts from Statistics Canada released earlier in the month.

Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada spring wheat bids were mixed during the week ended March 17, as the United States futures traded in a wide range and the Canadian dollar weakened. General uncertainty in the world markets due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East accounted for some of the choppiness in the wheat market.

Egypt is one of the world’s largest wheat importers and the USDA attache in Cairo projected imports to be steady while production bumps up in 2026/27. | File photo

Markets, News

Egyptian wheat imports to be firm as domestic output increases

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 13, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes As Egyptian wheat imports in 2026/27 are expected to remain relatively steady from the previous marketing year, the country’s wheat production is projected to bump up, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Cairo reported on March 12.

Barley, Cereals, Markets, News, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed grains weekly: Prices bump up

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 12, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute To Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, there are two main reasons for recent increases for feed barley and wheat. Haley said on March 12 that there’s an ongoing lack of farmer selling, plus stiff competition from the grain companies looking to export barley.