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.
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USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war
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.
Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments
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.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed
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.
Egyptian wheat imports to be firm as domestic output increases
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.
Feed grains weekly: Prices bump up
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.
CBOT Weekly: Middle East conflict continues to rattle markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes The conflict in the Middle East is raising crop prices and plenty of price instability in the markets.
USDA makes few changes in domestic figures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Few changes were made to domestic balance sheets in the USDA’s monthly supply/demand estimates released on March 10.
Canadian farmers intend to plant more canola, less wheat in 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers expect to plant more canola and less wheat in 2026 compared to the previous year, according to the first planting intentions report from Statistics Canada released March 5. Barley, soybeans and corn area are also expected to increase, while oats, lentils and dry peas are forecast to decrease.
CBOT weekly: Planted area in focus
Reading Time: < 1 minute The seasonal fight for acres between soybeans and corn is in full swing in the United States as markets wait to get a clearer picture on planting intentions for the 2026 growing season.
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