Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures climbed to their highest in more than a week on Tuesday on lower weekly U.S. crop condition ratings and worries that […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans gain as U.S. crop ratings decline
Restart of Ukraine sea exports anchors wheat
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip after Midwest rains
Traders looking ahead to USDA report on Friday
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Monday as improved weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest’s farm belt boosted harvest prospects for crops stressed recently […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall; corn rises; wheat eases as Ukraine trade watched
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday for the fourth session of the last five, pressured by forecasts for spotty Midwest rains that could boost the health […] Read more
The 2021-22 crop year will go down in history as one of the most volatile
Some advice on market behaviour, and how it repeats because human behaviour never changes
The Ontario growing season received average precipitation in June and July and temperatures were two to three degrees below normal. Crop conditions favour trend type yields for corn, soybeans and […] Read more
China’s U.S. ag imports soar to new highs in 2022, but volumes vary
Naperville, Ill. | Reuters – China is on track to be the leading international buyer of U.S. agricultural products for a third consecutive year, as the total value of exported goods […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from 6-month low; corn and soy also climb
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures rose sharply on Thursday, rebounding from the prior session’s six-month low, buoyed by a weak dollar and talk of a pick-up in demand […] Read more
American drainage studies show broad scale of returns on investments
Long-term data collection shows yield benefits and more effective soil conservation
Glacier FarmMedia – Two long-term research studies show a significant return on investment of tile drainage in American cropping conditions in the Midwest. Eileen Kladivko of Purdue University published an […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit six-month low, soy weak, corn ends firm
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday, touching a six-month low with traders saying that newly harvested supplies were able to meet the current […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather outweighing effects of international events
MarketsFarm – As the calendar turned to August, two events on opposite sides of the world caused a stir on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). According to one trader […] Read more
Manitoba crops variable: report
MarketsFarm – Crop development was highly variable across Manitoba during the week ended Aug. 2 depending on localized rainfall and drainage, with fields in the southern growing areas of the […] Read more
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