Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as generally favourable U.S. Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for large harvests, analysts said. “We just don’t […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drift lower on favourable crop prospects
CBOT July wheat up on short-covering
Planting progress in Ontario ahead of normal
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for May 14
Temperatures were well below seasonal for much of the past week due to the presence of an arctic air mass. Low night-time temperature records were set in many areas of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-month low on export competition
Corn, soybean futures also sag
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid to a near two-month low on Wednesday, testing psychological support at the $5-per-bushel mark, pressured by forecasts for rising global grain supplies […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Global grain stocks exert pressure
MarketsFarm — A forecast of sizeable global ending stocks is weighing on values at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst for Futures International […] Read more
Grain farmers target prime minister with attack ad
Grain farmers have not got same the funding attention from government as other sectors of the economy
Ontario’s grain farmers have launched an ominous, American-style attack ad aimed at Canada’s prime minister. “You’ve already seen the empty shelves. The food supply chain is breaking,” says the advertisement, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up despite USDA forecast for ballooning stocks
Soybeans drift lower; wheat weaker on improving crop weather
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn ended higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast U.S. corn stockpiles would top 3.3 billion bushels by the end of the […] Read more
Global wheat, corn, soy production expected to increase
MarketsFarm — Global crop production in the latest monthly supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to increase for wheat, corn and soybeans. USDA […] Read more
U.S. corn production expected way up in USDA’s May WASDE
MarketsFarm — There will be sharp increases in the United States’ 2020-21 corn production — and especially in ending stocks, according to the latest monthly supply and demand report from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up on export demand
USDA data awaited
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, reaching a 3-1/2 week high on fresh export sales to top global buyer China, traders said. Corn and wheat futures […] Read more
Funds cover canola shorts, but still bearish on corn
MarketsFarm — Speculators reduced their net short position in canola during the first week of May and added to their net long position in soybeans, while placing fresh bearish bets […] Read more