MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy covering short positions and putting on some fresh longs in the canola market during the week ended Nov. 1. That lowered the net short position […] Read more
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Fund short position in canola dips to four-month low
Net long increases in CBOT soybeans
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag on worries about China demand
Upcoming USDA data in focus
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday, retreating from a six-week high, pressured by fears about export demand after top buyer China denied it was considering easing […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, grains climb as energy prices rise, dollar cools
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Friday as soyoil futures reached their highest level since June, buoyed by strong energy prices along with […] Read more
China top destination for Canadian wheat through two months
MarketsFarm – China was the main destination for Canadian wheat through the first two months of the 2022/23 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, according to the latest trade data from Statistics Canada. […] Read more
Guest editorial: The Great Grain Robbery II
Glacier FarmMedia – I suppose theft of grain has always been part of war. Armies have always foraged for food, and victors have frequently carried away these spoils of war. One […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpinning Prairie feed market
MarketsFarm – Canada’s barley crop may have improved considerably in 2022 compared to 2021’s drought-stricken crop, but the logistics of getting that grain to Alberta’s feedlot alley are keeping prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower, halting win streak; corn, wheat also slide
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Thursday, pausing after a seven-session climb as lackluster U.S. export sales and macroeconomic worries weighed on prices, traders said. Corn […] Read more
Canada’s exports rise in September as wheat volumes rebound
Ottawa | Reuters – Canada’s exports rose in September, largely driven by better wheat volumes and prices, while imports were also up, with both import and export values impacted by […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat slumps as Russia says it will resume Black Sea grain deal
Paris/Chicago | Reuters – Wheat futures plummeted from Chicago to Europe on Wednesday after Russia said it would resume its participation in a deal to export grain from war-torn Ukraine, a reversal of its weekend […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Russian flip-flop upsets markets, little change after Fed announcement
MarketsFarm – A pair of announcements affected the Chicago Board of Trade by different magnitudes on Nov. 2. Four days after Russian officials said the country was pulling out of […] Read more