Reading Time: 3 minutes MarketsFarm — There was a consensus among several traders and analysts that Statistics Canada will very likely raise its estimates on canola and wheat production for 2023-24. Yields on the Prairies were better than expected following a difficult first half of the growing period, as the weather improved during the second half. StatCan is set […] Read more
Higher canola, wheat production expected in StatCan report
Traders raise concerns about report accuracy
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn rally as export sales top forecasts
Soybeans lower in narrow trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Thursday as traders covered more short positions following a slump to multi-year lows and as weekly export sales topped forecasts and included sizeable purchases by major importer China. Soybeans were lower in range-bound trading after the U.S. Department of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat finishes higher on short covering
Soybeans nearly unchanged, drought in Brazil looms over production
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures climbed more than two per cent on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session as traders covered their short positions ahead of month-end and first notice day for the spot December contract. Soybeans retreated in early trading before recovering as traders accessed adverse crop weather in Brazil. Corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat futures hit contract lows
March corn falls 1.7 per cent, soybeans touch three-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures tumbled on Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, pressured by slow demand and technical selling and as traders liquidated positions ahead of Thursday’s first notice day for deliveries. Chicago Board of Trade March and May corn futures and all wheat contracts fell to contract lows while […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rain benefits top supplier Brazil
Most-active K.C. wheat reaches July 2021 low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures tumbled on Friday under pressure from favourable rains in Brazil, the biggest global supplier, analysts said. The market has pulled back about five per cent since jumping last week to its highest price since August amid concerns over hot, dry weather reducing output in northern […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on downpours in drought-stricken Brazil
Wheat rises after Russian attack on Ukraine port; CBOT corn eases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures lost more than one per cent on Wednesday as rain fell in Brazil, easing worries over the persistent dryness and heat that has plagued crops in the top exporting nation, analysts said. Wheat rose on shipping concerns in the Black Sea after Russia’s strike on port infrastructure, while […] Read more
AAFC tweaks crop supply/demand estimates in November report
Estimates hold for most exports
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has slightly adjusted its supply/demand estimates for November. AAFC published its latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops on Tuesday. Of Canada’s major crops, the department left the 2023-24 ending stocks for canola at one million tonnes and all wheat at 3.6 million, while all other reported crops were left […] Read more
Ukraine could fail to meet future wheat demand if attacks continue, UN agency warns
Report shows 31 attacks on grain facilities since mid-July
Reading Time: 2 minutes United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that Ukraine’s wheat production may be unable to meet domestic and export demand in the years to come if Black Sea export routes remain blocked and attacks on food infrastructure continue. WFP’s Ukraine director, Matthew Hollingworth, said a forthcoming report […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soy, corn slip on improved weather in Brazil
Traders exit long positions ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving week
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures declined on Friday as the prospect of rain in drought-stricken Brazil eased crop concerns, while traders exited long positions heading into a shortened U.S. Thanksgiving trading week. Soybeans and corn dipped more than one per cent while wheat fell 0.5 per cent. The most-active soybean contract […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes in Chicago soybeans, corn looking south
Soybeans have been trending higher over the past few weeks, while corn touched two-year lows
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shifting South American weather forecasts will likely keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few months, as crops in Brazil and Argentina develop.
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