MarketsFarm — Much of the focus from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday has shifted away from besieged Ukraine — and toward areas closer to […] Read more
Soybeans
CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look to skies for market guidance
U.S. grains: Corn pulls back after reaching decade high
Wheat also gives up gains amid profit-taking, traders say
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday, consolidating below a decade high reached earlier, as traders assessed risks to global supply from the […] Read more
Argentina grains truck activity rebounds after strike lifted
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine grains trucking activity has rebounded to near normal levels after a major strike last week, according to transport data and port sources, a relief […] Read more
Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop
MarketsFarm — Over the last three to four weeks growing conditions in Brazil have pulled a complete reversal — and that poses a serious threat to the country’s corn crop, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures above $8 on supply concerns
Ukraine war continues disrupting Black Sea grain exports
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures topped US$8 a bushel and reached their highest price in nearly a decade on Monday on concerns over unfavourable U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears
Wheat down on profit-taking; Argentina trucker strike supports soy, corn
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle […] Read more
USDA crop reports surprise analysts
Despite export ban from Ukraine, there hasn’t been an increase in export demand for U.S. corn and wheat
The markets are in a transition stage. Earlier in March, the focus was on nearby tight fundamentals due to the limited export potential from Russia and Ukraine. The “war premium” […] Read more
Argentina trucker strike talks fail, threatening grain exports
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine grain-truck drivers, industry groups and government officials failed to make a breakthrough in talks on Wednesday to end a strike, raising a threat to […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola seen as teetering, likely to tumble
'A lot of emotion and tension' in market
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola values sit high atop a precipice, tittering toward a steep drop. One recourse for canola is to bank on prices for soyoil and soymeal on […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Myriad of factors affecting prices amid USDA report
MarketsFarm — For the most part, grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were pretty much unaffected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly supply and demand […] Read more
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