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

U.S. grains: Corn, soy higher after choppy day amid hot forecasts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled higher on Monday after a seesaw trading session. Analysts blamed the choppy day on forecasts for hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest in the coming days. But forecasts showing heat building further in the next two weeks, with limited rainfall, were causing concern […] Read more

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

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide in post-holiday markets

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled down almost two per cent on Friday, pressured by relatively ample U.S. stockpiles as traders shrugged off support from strong weekly export sales. Analysts attributed the weakness in futures to improved U.S. crop weather and uncertainty about demand for U.S. soybeans, given large carry-over supplies from the […] Read more


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

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on crop concerns

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures all settled higher on Wednesday on technical buying and as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. The September corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled up 17-3/4 cents at $4.36-3/4 a bushel (all figures US$). The August contract for […] Read more

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

U.S. grains: Corn settles up as crop rated below expectations

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures closed higher for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday on technical buying and lower-than-expected condition ratings for developing U.S. crops, analysts said. Following widespread U.S. planting delays this spring, traders have shifted their attention to production prospects for crops that got seeded. Periodic light rains expected […] Read more


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Feed weekly outlook: Prices fall with rain

Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed grain prices for Lethbridge’s feedlot alley took a tumble after parts of the Prairies received some much-needed rain. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said barley and wheat prices recently dropped. Barley was around $285-$290 per tonne in the area, down about $10 from the week ending June 21. Wheat was […] Read more

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

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in three years on USDA acreage view

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged by the most in nearly three years on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pegged U.S. planted acres well above trade expectations despite rains and flooding this spring that disrupted sowing. Soybeans firmed on USDA’s smaller-than-expected acreage estimate, while wheat fell in tandem with plummeting […] Read more


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

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat as farm belt heats up

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as investors squared positions ahead of government reports on acreage and stocks due on Friday and as improving U.S. Midwest weather boosted crop prospects. Wheat futures ended mixed as improved harvest weather in the U.S. Plains winter wheat belt offset support from […] Read more



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StatsCan: Less canola and durum, more barley and oats

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers seeded fewer canola and durum acres than they originally intended, but more barley and oats, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada that largely came within expectations. StatsCan pegged planted Canadian canola area for 2019-20 (August to July) at 20.952 million acres, down by about 300,000 from the March survey […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose for a second straight day on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the condition of U.S. crops deteriorated last week following rain, although gains were pared late in the session on improving weather. Soybeans turned lower on forecasts for a window of warmer and drier […] Read more