Chicago | Reuters — U.S. new-crop corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday to their lowest in more than a week, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rains in the Midwest […] Read more
Wheat
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide as Midwest rain outlook improves
Wheat drops on Russia production outlook
Net short drops in canola as funds cover positions
Traders expand net longs in soy, corn
MarketsFarm — Speculative traders were busy covering short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended June 20, taking the net short position in the market to its smallest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after Russia worries lift market
Wheat down off four-month peak; corn and soybeans also retreat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures declined on Monday in a technical and profit-taking retreat after concerns about political stability in major exporter Russia had lifted prices earlier to […] Read more
Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers
Weather was 'pretty conducive to plantings'
MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat vaults higher, durum nudges up
U.S. wheat futures, Canadian dollar up on week
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies experienced sharp upticks while gains for durum were much more subdued. A drop in U.S. wheat ratings fueled the upswing in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall ahead of weekend
Rainfall in U.S. Midwest forecasts
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Friday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. […] Read more
Dry weather trims yield estimates for North American crops
Crop conditions deteriorate in U.S. Midwest, Ontario could experience yield drags
From May 15 through June 15, the bulk of the Ontario growing region received 40-60 per cent of normal precipitation and some pockets received less than 40 per cent of […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Rains lift interest, prices
Dry conditions in U.S. Corn Belt supportive
MarketsFarm — When Alberta was dry, feed prices drew little interest according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. But that changed after some timely rains, with prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn down off multi-month highs
CBOT winter wheat firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by a round of profit-taking and some weather outlooks that called for relief to […] Read more
Exporters want action on non-tariff barriers
Canadian agricultural exports are not benefitting from trade agreements, say traders
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian agricultural representatives have urged government to work with trade partners to eliminate non-tariff trade barriers. These barriers are stifling Canadian exports even where trade agreements have […] Read more