Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures soared on Wednesday on reports that India, a major world producer, would restrict exports as a drought threatened its production even as the […] Read more
Cereals
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat jumps on India export concerns
Soy follows, corn mixed
Nutrien may further raise potash output as sanctions curb other supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s largest fertilizer company, is weighing further increases to potash production as sanctions continue to limit shipments from Russia and Belarus, interim CEO […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn eases despite slow U.S. plantings
Soybeans, wheat fall but remain above multi-week lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Tuesday after initial gains, pressured by demand uncertainty despite adverse weather delays to U.S. planting progress, analysts said. Recent rainfall also […] Read more
Nutrien bolsters profit forecast on surging fertilizer prices
Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years
Reuters — Nutrien Ltd. on Monday raised its full-year earnings forecast well above estimates after posting a more than 10-fold jump in first-quarter profit, as the world’s largest fertilizer company […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to three-week lows
Wheat futures hit lowest since April 8; corn drops to one-week low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped to a more than three-week low on Monday, pressured by falling crude oil markets and delayed U.S. corn planting that some analysts […] Read more
Flood warnings raised in Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan
Flows could reach 2009 levels in Manitoba
MarketsFarm — Spring flooding in Manitoba’s Red River Valley could approach levels last seen in 2009, the highest water level since 1997’s “Flood of the Century,” according to the latest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall after rains
Chicago soybeans, corn flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to three-week lows on Friday, led by hard red winter wheat contracts after showers in key growing parts of the U.S. Plains […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Seeding on time in southern Alberta
MarketsFarm — As southern Alberta still reels from the effects of last summer’s drought, one trader expects spring seeding for feed grains to be on time. “I think it should […] Read more
AgriStability enrolment deadline extended for 2022
Two-month extension in place for fourth year in a row
The deadline for Canadian farmers to enroll in AgriStability has been extended for two months — making 2022 the fourth year in a row with a enrolment deadline bump for […] Read more
Elevator declarations changing Aug. 1
CGC says the move won't harm Canada's grain quality assurance system
The declarations of eligibility western Canadian farmers sign before delivering to elevators, effective Aug. 1, will no longer include crops that don’t require end-use quality assessment as part of the […] Read more