Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Thursday as recent declines spurred demand for imports of all three commodities, traders said. Bargain-buying and short-covering contributed […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Export hopes push soy, corn, wheat futures higher
Cool temps slow crop progress
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for April 23
While the growing season started early in many regions, cooler temperatures over the last week have slowed progress. Manure applications continue where soil conditions are fit. Cereals Winter wheat planted […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn gains on short-covering
Soy firms on export deal
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 2.4 per cent on Wednesday as traders unwound bearish bets following the market’s decline to its lowest since September 2009 on Tuesday, […] Read more
VIDEO: Wet spring challenges later-planted wheat
Field Talk with Chris Snip
I recently spoke with Chris Snip, an agronomist and crop sales specialist with AGRIS Co-operative, about the wheat crop in his area of Essex County. Snip says that wheat planted […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Slaughterhouse closures lead to adjustments
MarketsFarm — The closure of one of Canada’s largest beef slaughterhouses will lead to adjustments in the cattle feeding sector, as animals will be fed longer but on different rations. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits lowest since September 2009
Soybeans firm on bargain buying; wheat mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.4 per cent on Tuesday to a fresh 10-1/2-year low as crumbling demand for fuel due to the global coronavirus pandemic threatened […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sinks to lowest since 2009 as crude oil turns negative
Russian export curbs support CBOT wheat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sagged 2.6 per cent to its lowest since September 2019, with a plunging crude oil market slashing demand for ethanol, […] Read more
Global grain supply chains hit with Minor COVID-19 snags
Commodities continue to move well in the United States and Canada
World grain and oilseed markets are digesting the March 31 United States Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings report while balancing demand implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quick look Soybeans: If […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Durum holds steady, other spring wheats down
MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly lower for the week ended Thursday, due to declines in U.S. markets. Support came from a weaker Canadian dollar. Canada Western […] Read more
Burnett on Markets: Global grain stocks offer false sense of food security
In event of production shortfall, 60 per cent of available stocks would never be available to market
The economic parallels from the COVID-19 epidemic are quickly changing from comparisons to the recent financial crisis in 2008-09 to the Great Depression. My parents and grandparents lived through the […] Read more