Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures closed lower on Thursday, with profit-taking dragging wheat down from two-month highs, traders said. Broad-based selling added pressure on prices as […] Read more
Wheat
U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall from two-month highs amid broad sell-off
USDA resumes weekly export sales data
StatCan’s canola call in line with expectations
Agency also boosts wheat projection
MarketsFarm — While Statistics Canada (StatCan) cut its projection for canola production in 2022-23 by 400,000 tonnes, FarmLink Marketing Solutions senior analyst Neil Townsend said the number could go lower. […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report affecting corn, soybean prices
MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE), released Monday, have since played a major role on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn down on technical setback
Chicago December wheat rises
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling as traders adjusted their positions following a market rally sparked by the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures dip on profit-taking
Chicago wheat firms
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday but remained near their nearly three-month highs as the government’s reduced forecasts for this year’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures hit June highs
USDA cuts domestic harvest estimates
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged to their highest price since June on Monday and closed near their highs after the U.S. government made bigger-than-expected […] Read more
Funds add to bearish bets in canola
MarketsFarm — The speculative net short position in the ICE Futures canola market grew during the week ended Tuesday, as fund traders added more bearish bets, according to the latest […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Putin comments raise wheat bids
MarketsFarm — Comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin brought more uncertainty to Ukrainian wheat shipments, which in turn helped raise western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. On […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally ahead of USDA report next week
Fresh uncertainty about Ukrainian grain exports raises concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Friday, lifted by technical buying and short covering along with spillover support from higher equities and energy markets. […] Read more
Opinion: Grain shipments offer dim hope
The EU should have seen the Ukraine war food and energy crises looming
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in four interrelated security crises. The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for human security, but it affects geopolitical security as well as food […] Read more