MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola continued to shrink during the week ended May 15, as speculators bought back short positions and put on new longs, according to […] Read more
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Soybeans
Speculative short position declines in canola
Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced
U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-year low, pulls corn higher
Soybeans down on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.6 per cent on Tuesday, bouncing from their lowest in more than two years, on concerns that Ukraine’s exports were being restricted […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rally
Wheat up off lowest level since March 2021
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Monday and wheat futures firmed as a round of bargain buying supported commodities prices after a bearish global supply […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago futures roil as U.S. debt ceiling talks halt
Wheat turns down, after technical bounce early in session
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures slid sharply on technical trading on Friday, as investors rushed to liquidate their positions ahead of the weekend, traders […] Read more
IGC boosts estimates for global corn, soy production
World wheat output expected down on year
MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday bumped up its forecast for total global grain production for 2023-24 to a record 2.294 billion tonnes, raising outputs for corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: July corn down on poor exports, strong crop prospects
CBOT soybeans, wheat also down; new-crop December corn up off decline
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in 19 months, pressured by disappointing export data and prospects for big U.S. crops, analysts said. […] Read more
Ontario field conditions on the upswing, so too the weeds
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of May 15
Conditions Field conditions across the province have improved vastly over the last ten days. With sunshine and temperatures in the high teens to even high twenties in some areas, planting […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Unclear where canola wants to go
Soy complex's trend much more apparent
MarketsFarm — While the ICE Futures canola market declined during the week ended Wednesday, the oilseed has been affected by a mixture of supports and pressures, according to commodities futures […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower
'Tough day in the markets' as Black Sea deal extended
MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low on crop prospects
Chicago wheat tumbles on Ukraine deal
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to an 18-month low on Wednesday on news that China cancelled purchases of U.S. corn, and as favourable early-season crop weather […] Read more
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