MarketsFarm – It appears that the days of feedlots on the Prairies primarily using corn may be coming to an end. After nearly a year of feedlots importing corn from […] Read more
Wheat
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices starting to soften
Insect issues appear for Ontario growers
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of June 20
Cereal leaf beetle (CLB) populations have reached threshold in some spring cereal fields this week. CLB larvae and adults feed on the tissue between leaf veins, leaving long scratch marks that […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat firms after Russia strikes Ukraine port
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday, rebounding from a sharp decline a day earlier as investors covered short positions following a Russian strike on a port […] Read more
Ukraine grain exports 48 per cent down so far in June
Reuters – Ukrainian grain exports in the first 22 days of June fell by 48 per cent from a year earlier to 907,000 tonnes, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest since late March
Chicago corn, soybeans also weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 5.7 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest level in 2-1/2 months, pressured by early harvesting in the United States and Europe […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids firm as loonie falls
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as heavy losses in the Canadian dollar more than countered the bearish influence of weakening […] Read more
Canola net long position smallest in 10 months
MarketsFarm — The net long position held by fund traders in the ICE Futures canola market continued to dwindle in the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on harvest pressure, firmer U.S. dollar
Hot Midwest spell raises early concerns about corn, soy yields
Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday, erasing gains earlier in the week as harvest pressure weighs and a firmer dollar limits export business, traders said. Corn […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Rains boost Prairie grain prospects
MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in Alberta and western Saskatchewan over the past week should give grain crops a good start to the growing season — and put some pressure on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on weaker U.S. dollar
Midwest heat lifts corn, soy
Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat climbed on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and continued uncertainty as Ukraine attempts to move grain exports through the Black […] Read more