MarketsFarm – Grain markets on the Chicago Board of Trade are “falling of its own weight” due to removed technical levels and a lack of substantive news to influence markets. […] Read more
Corn
Chicago Board of Trade waiting on (any) news
U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month low on improved U.S. crop condition
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures reached a two-month low on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Monday said the U.S. crop was in better condition […] Read more
Nutrien sees big corn comeback in 2020, following U.S. floods
Winnipeg | Reuters – Fertilizer producer and farm supply dealer Nutrien Ltd expects U.S. farmers to plant as many as 95 million acres (38.5 million hectares) of corn next year, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled just over 1 per cent higher on Monday, climbing for the third time in the last four sessions, […] Read more
Tight Ontario crop supplies to keep local demand strong
Low corn stocks and fewer wheat acres with quality concerns should support local prices
Corn and soybean markets continue to digest growing conditions on both sides of the border. Ontario received 40 per cent to 60 per cent of normal precipitation from June 15 […] Read more
U.S. ethanol industry nearing breaking point: Green Plains CEO
New York | Reuters – The U.S. ethanol industry is about to break under the weight of the Trump Administration’s trade war with China and the surge in the number […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures ease as weak exports offset crop concerns
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. grain and soybean futures all ended the week lower, with corn futures falling for a third straight session on Friday, as traders reacted to sluggish […] Read more
Development behind normal for many Saskatchewan crops: report
MarketsFarm – Development for roughly a third of the spring cereals and nearly half of the oilseed crops in Saskatchewan are behind normal, according to the latest provincial crop report. […] Read more
Winter wheat harvest two weeks behind, soybean aphids in small numbers
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of July 22
Winter wheat harvest Harvest has been slow to start in the province, lagging 7-14 days behind last year. Early yield and quality reports have been decent given the late planting […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly export sales report that […] Read more
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