Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday on short-covering ahead of the weekend and a closely followed crop tour set to begin surveying fields across the Midwest next week.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour
Prairie Wheat Weekly Spring wheat prices decline
Durum prices stay put
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mostly lower, while those for durum were relatively steady during the week ended Aug. 14, 2025.
Record yields forecast for U.S. corn and soybeans
Corn at 188.8 bu./ac. soybeans at 53.6 bu./ac.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Record large corn and soybean yields are expected in the United States this year, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Aug. 12.
Prairie wheat bids weaken in early August
Losses in U.S. futures weigh
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Aug. 7, as a move to five-year lows in the United States futures weighed on prices.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat competing with U.S. corn
Western Canadian grains hold price advantage
Reading Time: 2 minutes While U.S. corn prices are falling, Western Canadian feed barley and feed wheat still have price advantages, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices
U.S. grain, soybean prices to go lower: analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.
Feed Grain Weekly: Rain weakens Alberta prices, rest of Prairies remains firm
Farmers should shop around
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed grain prices in Alberta moved lower following recent rains, said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. However, she suggested prices could increase prior to the coming harvest.
CBOT Weekly: Projections, tensions pressure prices
Grain prices approaching seasonal lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projections of high yields and ongoing political tensions pressured grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 30, 2025.
Less rain, more wheat: How Australian farmers defied climate doom
Australia’s research system, focus on closing yield gap help drive success
Reading Time: 8 minutes Australia's gains in wheat farm productivity have exceeded those in the United States, Canada and Europe and continue to rise while those of other developed markets slow or reverse.
Dryness reduces Australian wheat output says USDA attaché
Less area to harvest, reduced yields
Reading Time: < 1 minute With dry conditions in Australia’s southern production regions, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra projected reduced wheat production for 2025/26. The attaché wrote in their report released on July 28 that Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria had low soil moisture levels going into wheat planting and there was below-average autumn rains.
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