Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Wednesday as investors worried U.S.-China trade relations could escalate and as thoughts of frost impacting U.S. Midwest yields began to ease, […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on weather, Chinese buying concerns
CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. dollar, weather hurt prices
MarketsFarm — Growing strength in the U.S. dollar has hurt commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. […] Read more
Great Lakes Grain tour: crops need time to mature
There is potential in the corn crop if it gets to maturity
The big conclusion from Great Lakes Grain’s 2019 crop tour is no surprise — the corn and soybean crops need more time. But if the frost holds off there’s potential […] Read more
Western bean cutworm laying low so far
Western bean cutworms haven’t been a major issue this year but their full impact is still unknown
Will western bean cutworm (WBC) be to 2019 what DON was to 2018? According to the evidence thus far, probably not. In fact, WBC appears sparser than expected. That said, […] Read more
U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June
Chicago | Reuters — MGEX spring wheat futures rallied for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday as farmers harvesting in the northern U.S. Plains found that wet conditions […] Read more
U.S. grains: Minneapolis, K.C. wheat futures rise
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday, rebounding from a sharp drop on Friday, on fresh export deals with China and rising concerns that rains in the […] Read more
Frost dates will be critical to corn and soybean marketing this year
The average frost free date in Ontario ends in early to mid-October
The average temperature in Ontario during August was two to three degrees Celsius below normal while most of the growing region experienced average precipitation. The corn and soybean crops need […] Read more
Fund short position down in canola, beans
MarketsFarm — Fund traders covered some of their large net short positions in canola and soybeans during the week ended Tuesday, while adding to their bearish bets on corn, according […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans down on China trade pessimism
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to the lowest in a week on rising doubts about a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy firm on export sales, trade optimism
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday as strong weekly export sales data and hopes for progress toward a U.S.-China trade deal more than offset pressure from […] Read more