Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged six per cent on Tuesday in the steepest daily jump in 3-1/2 years while corn rallied three per cent […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Rising Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke rallies
Most-active CBOT wheat books biggest daily jump in 3-1/2 years
Klassen: Weather factors influence calf prices
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 lower to as much as $5 higher. Mid-weight feeder cattle traded relatively unchanged with strong demand noted on steers. Steer […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Red spring up, durum pulls back
U.S. wheat futures up on week
MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Prairies during the week ended Thursday saw increases for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and declines for durum […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend winning streak
CBOT wheat ends mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures rose for the third day in a row on Friday on concerns about harvests in Brazil and Argentina […] Read more
Risk premium factors in futures market for corn, soybeans
U.S. supply also tighter than anticipated
Two main factors are influencing Ontario corn and soybean prices. First, the futures markets are incorporating a risk premium due to uncertainty in South American production. Drier conditions in Argentina […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Big demand lacking for barley, wheat
MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley have swung a little higher over the last week — but it’s not due to feedlots needing a lot of the cereal, according to […] Read more
World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped
MarketsFarm — Downward revisions to soybean numbers stand out the most in February’s grain market report from the International Grains Council (IGC). Otherwise, the monthly estimates have minor alterations. The […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine-Russia tensions
Corn, soybean futures end firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.2 per cent on Thursday, supported by rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia and expectations that war between the two export countries […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine conflict causes wheat market volatility
MarketsFarm — Conflicting reports and accounts from the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have had an effect on the markets, especially on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise as traders watch weather
Chicago wheat futures flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, rising 2.3 per cent to halt a two-day fall with the market underpinned by concerns that forecast rain may be […] Read more