Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Tuesday on eroding Midwest crop conditions and improving export demand, and as soyoil prices rose another three per cent amid further […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as crop conditions drop, soyoil prices rise
Hot weather forecast for heart of Midwest farm belt
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat gain in commodities rebound
Biofuel worries cap corn
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday in a modest recovery from last week’s two-month low as crude oil markets rebounded and lifted soyoil prices more than […] Read more
Above-average yields likely for corn, soybeans
Weather in critical month of August favourable for seed development
Most of the Ontario growing region has received 115 to 150 per cent of normal precipitation in the last 30 days. July temperatures were two to three degrees below normal. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries
CBOT, MGEX December wheats also down
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Friday and corn set a near one-month low on macroeconomic concerns along with beneficial […] Read more
China’s hog slaughter recovery bodes well for feedgrains
Lenders, market analysts predict the country will be an active buyer
Glacier FarmMedia – A major farm lender in the United States forecasts another strong year of Chinese grain and oilseed demand in the new crop year, and that bodes well […] Read more
Fuel firm Marathon buys in on ADM soy crush plant
Marathon to process biodiesel from North Dakota plant's soy oil
Reuters — Marathon Petroleum and ADM announced on Thursday a joint venture to produce soybean oil that will be exclusively sold to Marathon for its renewable diesel plant. Refiners are […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on broad commodities weakness
Forecasts call for rain in northwestern U.S. Midwest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell about 2.5 per cent on Thursday, following broad declines in commodities including crude oil and metals tied to fears about […] Read more
Update on tar spot in corn
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for August 18
Tar spot in corn was first identified last year in Ontario on September 21, 2020 and confirmed to overwinter in Ontario on July 2, 2021 in West Elgin. Since then, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on technicals, U.S. weather
Wheat, corn futures end firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell Wednesday on technical selling and forecasts for welcome rains in northwestern portions of the U.S. Midwest, but wheat and corn futures edged […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Focus shifts away from USDA supply, demand estimates
MarketsFarm — Nearly a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Aug. 12 release of its monthly supply and demand estimates, they still lingered in the minds of traders […] Read more
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