New York | Reuters — The U.S. oil industry is seeking to forge an alliance with the nation’s corn growers and biofuel producers to lobby against the Biden administration’s push […] Read more
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U.S. oil industry seeks unusual alliance with Farm Belt against electric vehicle agenda
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Feed weekly outlook: Buyers’ thoughts turn to April-June
MarketsFarm — Attention on feed grains is shifting away from February-March and focusing on the April-June period, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader at Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. Their […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn ends flat after vaulting to 7-1/2 year high
Corn sales to China spurred climb
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures settled nearly flat on Thursday after a volatile session in which the benchmark contract hit its highest level in 7-1/2 years, buoyed by […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn is the leader
MarketsFarm — Over the last week at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn has been leading soybeans, while wheat has been lacking good exports, according to Ryan Ettner, broker […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat down on profit-taking
Corn pares gains off seven-year high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about one per cent on Wednesday on profit-taking as the dollar firmed and Wall Street equity markets sagged, analysts said. But worries […] Read more
Online series covers Hot Topics in Commodities
Prices and production information are the focus of the Hot Topics in Commodities series hosted by The Western Producer, Manitoba Co-operator, Grainews and Farmtario this winter. The free sessions each […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn soars four per cent on fresh sales to China
Chicago soy, wheat also climb
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures surged four per cent on Tuesday as news of fresh export sales to China re-ignited concerns about tightening U.S. and global grain supplies, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on bargain-buying after Friday’s slump
Chicago wheat also climbs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday as commercial and technical buyers stepped in to take advantage of Friday’s steep declines, analysts said. Wheat futures […] Read more
Soybeans, corn, wheat continue strong runs
Soybean demand remains firm in midst of heavy farmer selling
Ontario soybean stocks are expected to drop to historical lows at the end of the 2020-21 crop year due to the year-over-year increase in export and domestic demand. Quick look […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans dive to biggest weekly loss in 6-1/2 years
Soy, corn tumble on improved weather; wheat extends fall
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid more than four per cent on Friday — while corn futures dropped their daily limit — as rains in key South American […] Read more