Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 1.8 per cent on Thursday to their highest in 7-1/2 months, with forecasts for dry weather in the U.S. […] Read more
Wheat
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat rally
'We absolutely need heavy rainfall in a lot of areas'
Canola crop expectations vary ahead of StatsCan report
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada is due to publish its first production estimates for Canada’s 2020 growing season on Monday (Aug. 31). Late-season hot temperatures and a lack of rain may […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures rise on fresh China sale
CBOT wheat firm, corn eases
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest level in more than seven months on Wednesday with stepped-up demand from China and dry weather threatening to cut […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets prepare for Laura
Hurricane approaching U.S. Gulf Coast
MarketsFarm — Hurricane Laura, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday but the Chicago Board of Trade is already […] Read more
Manitoba winter wheat, fall rye seeding deadlines extended
MASC spots growers an extra two weeks
Manitoba’s provincial crop insurance agency will spot growers of fall rye and winter wheat an extra couple of weeks to get insurable crops in the ground. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Crop concerns, Chinese buying spark rallies in soy, corn
CBOT December wheat closes higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rallied on Tuesday on rising export demand from China and concerns that deteriorating crop conditions will curtail the […] Read more
Six-month Canadian dollar highs weigh on crop prices
Larger expected corn and soybean crops in the United States affecting prices
Over the past 30 days, the Ontario growing region has received above normal precipitation while temperatures have hovered two to five degrees above average. Quick look Soybeans: U.S. soybeans exports […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on crop concerns
Wheat sags from one-month peak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday on expectations that a government report will show crop ratings deteriorated in the past week, underpinning recent forecasts […] Read more
Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silo after blast
Beirut | Reuters — Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears of food shortages in a […] Read more
P+H reworks Lake Huron grain terminal for larger boats
Dust control also added at Goderich site
Grain and agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has built out the mooring structures at its Lake Huron grain terminal to allow “all configurations” of boats to load and unload there. […] Read more