Latest News on Wheat for Ontario Farmers | Page 68 of 548

Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 16, 2024

Managed money fund traders added to their large net short position in canola in early September, while profit-taking saw a reduction in the bearish bets for soybeans and corn in Chicago, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report.

Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 12-week peak on Black Sea tensions

By Reuters, Tom Polansek September 13, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reached a 12-week high on Friday as escalating tensions in Russia's war with Ukraine increased uncertainty about Black Sea exports.

Crops, Markets

Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 13, 2024

Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.

Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices for spring wheat, durum mostly higher on the week

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 13, 2024

Cash prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Amber Durum were up for the week ended Sept. 12, while those for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat were mostly higher.

Markets

U.S. grains: Corn ends higher despite USDA raising US yield outlook

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters September 12, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a drop to near two-week lows after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its estimate of the U.S. corn crop, traders said.

Crops, News

Saskatchewan crop report: Hot, dry conditions help harvest

By Adam Peleshaty September 12, 2024

Saskatchewan’s harvest was more than halfway finished at 61 per cent complete, although not as much as the 68 per cent complete from one year ago. The figure was higher than the 42 per cent reported last week, the five-year average of 50 per cent and the 10-year average of 46 per cent. The southwest region was the nearest to completion at 85 per cent while the northeast region’s harvest was only at 34 per cent.

Livestock, Markets

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices moving higher, but maybe not much more says broker

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 12, 2024

With Alberta farmers presently reluctant to sell their barley and wheat for feed, cash prices have been on the upswing, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.

Coming within market expectations was essentially the central theme in the September supply and demand report (WASDE) from the United States Department of Agriculture released on Sept. 12.

Crops, Markets

USDA’s September numbers meet trade expectations

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 12, 2024

Coming within market expectations was essentially the central theme in the September supply and demand report (WASDE) from the United States Department of Agriculture released on Sept. 12.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high; soy, corn firm ahead of USDA data

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters September 11, 2024

U.S. wheat futures hit a one-week high on Wednesday, supported by signs that supply pressure from the Black Sea export region may be easing, analysts said.

The Chicago Board of Trade Building. Photo: Kevinstack22/iStock/Getty Images

Markets

Trade expects mixed bag in WASDE report

By Adam Peleshaty September 11, 2024

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will be focusing on the monthly World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Sept. 12.