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Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola recovered most of the heavy losses it suffered from the day before, as well as Chicago soyoil. However, soybeans were only slightly higher, while corn was steady and wheat was down despite hot weather coming to much of the United States. Here’s Adam Peleshaty from The Western Producer with your March 17 closing grain […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola futures fell sharply as they, and other commodities, were caught in spillover from the Chicago soy complex. Soybeans and soyoil were limit down after a lack of progress towards new Chinese purchases and reaction from U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about securing the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s Adam Peleshaty from The Western Producer Markets […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Oil markets retreat from peak but stay high; soy, canola futures boosted The chances of crude oil prices continuing to skyrocket have diminished an analyst said earlier this week. Phil Flynn is a senior analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago. He based his assessment on the assumption that Iran’s military capabilities were declining quickly. […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola futures posted solid gains on Friday despite a softer tone in Chicago soybeans. Sharp weakness in the Canadian dollar accounted for some of the relative strength. While soybeans were mostly lower, corn and wheat were both higher in the U.S. with the largest gains in wheat. Here’s Phil Franz-Warkentin of the Western Producer Markets […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Many soybean growers often roll their fields before planting so that they can harvest as many of the low-hanging pods as possible later in the season. At Manitoba Ag Days in January, University of Manitoba researcher Kristen MacMillan delivered a presentation on at what point soybean plants are irreparably damaged by rolling once they’ve emerged. […] Read more