Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Monday, with concerns about the spread of Omicron coronavirus variant causing investors to take some risk out of the […] Read more
Wheat
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall in risk-off trade
Chicago winter wheat firms
Record yields for Ontario row crops
Soybean and corn yields surpass pre-harvest StatsCan estimates
Ontario corn and soybean harvests are in the final stages. Harvest reports confirm record yields for row crops. Weather was more co-operative in early November, resulting in significant harvest progress. […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency
U.S. wheat futures down on week
MarketsFarm — Wheat bids across Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, as losses in U.S. futures were countered by the supportive influence of a weaker Canadian dollar. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat slide continues in volatile week
Soybeans rise, corn up on support from crude oil prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures slid once again on Friday, after a volatile week in which prices plunged on investor fears about the economic impact of the Omicron […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prices strong, beginning to stabilize
MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but were stabilizing in early December as corn imports pick up from the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as global demand offsets virus worries
USDA confirms China buys U.S. soybeans
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. and European wheat futures jumped on Thursday as a series of import tenders and fears of rain damage to Australia’s harvest overshadowed concerns over the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Grain futures regain ground as COVID jitters ease
Corn, soy firm after also hitting near three-week lows with wheat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures turned higher Wednesday, recouping some of their steep losses from the previous session, as investor concerns that the Omicron coronavirus variant would derail […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets ‘resilient’ in face of Omicron
MarketsFarm — While fears over the newly-identified Omicron COVID-19 variant caused a sharp downturn Friday in oil and equities, crop prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were not […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat extends slide as Omicron worries mount
Corn, soybeans also slip on virus fears
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat prices fell to a nearly three-week low on Tuesday, as concerns that the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant could slow the global economy […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops as U.S. dollar edges higher
Australia forecasts record wheat crop; corn, soy down on good South America weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures retreated on Monday on a firmer dollar and as a record harvest outlook from major exporter Australia eased recent concerns about rain-damaged crops. […] Read more