MarketsFarm — The prospect of rain over drought-stricken southern Alberta, with Calgary and Lethbridge possibly seeing at least 30 millimetres from June 4 to 7, would seem to be a […] Read more
Wheat
Feed weekly outlook: Rains forecast for southern Alberta
U.S. grains: Wheat firms after earlier slide
Corn struggles to regain; soy firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Thursday after reaching two-month lows as liquidation by investment funds abated and supply tensions remained despite talks to reopen Ukrainian ports […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn down on Ukrainian export optimism
Soybeans firm on biofuel talk
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat sank on Wednesday for a second straight session to the lowest in nearly two months, as the market gauged diplomatic talks to unblock Ukrainian […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Fund liquidation weighs on grains, oilseeds
MarketsFarm — Soybean, corn and wheat futures in the United States all found themselves under pressure as the calendar flipped from May to June, with both the fundamental and technical […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia considers Ukrainian grain exports
Corn, soybeans also down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell on Tuesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to allow blocked Ukrainian grain vessels from Black Sea ports. Corn was pressured […] Read more
Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Weakness in deferred live cattle futures and uncertainty in the feed grain market tempered the upside for all […] Read more
Late start to planting likely to result in average yields
Recent USDA WASDE report bullish for corn, bearish for soybeans
Statistics Canada released its March 31 stocks report on May 6. Ontario on-farm corn, soybean and wheat stocks came in below year-ago levels. According to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Talk of Black Sea corridor weighs on week’s bids
MarketsFarm — The prospect of Russia allowing food shipments to leave Ukraine — albeit with a few concessions — was the key factor in declining bids for western Canadian wheat […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat futures up ahead of holiday
Wheat gains as U.S. rejects easing sanctions
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rose on Friday, supported by forecasts for rain that could slow the tail end of planting in the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Rainy forecast pushes soy to three-month high
Wheat mixed, corn weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied 2.7 per cent to a three-month high on Thursday as the latest weather forecasts for key northern growing areas turned wet again, […] Read more