MarketsFarm – The managed money position in canola flipped from a net short to a net long for the first time in six months during the week ended July 18, […] Read more
Fund position flips to net long in canola
The last time the market was showing a net long position was the first week of January
AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates
Drop in estimated oats carryout another notable adjustment
MarketsFarm – Canadian wheat ending stocks for both the current marketing year and 2023/24 (Aug/Jul) were revised lower by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division in its updated supply/demand […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Dry weather cuts into barley prospects
Canadian buyers already booking new-crop U.S. corn
MarketsFarm — Dry weather across the Canadian Prairies may be cutting into barley production prospects, keeping domestic feed prices underpinned for the time being despite the likelihood of large corn […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Exports solid through 10 months
West Coast ports move to clear strike backlog
MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports continued at a solid pace through most of the 2022-23 marketing year, although recent disruptions on the West Coast may cut into the final total. […] Read more
Net short position nearly gone in canola
Traders still net short in CBOT wheat, corn
MarketsFarm — Speculative traders continue to exit their bearish bets in canola, with the net short position dipping below 4,000 in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola climbs on weather worries
Demand rationing also seen as supportive
MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved steadily higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting its strongest levels in more than four months as bullish chart signals and production […] Read more
Fund short position hits six-month low in canola
CBOT soybeans show reduced net long
MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in ICE Futures canola fell to its smallest level in six months at the beginning of July, as fund traders covered short positions and […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Acreage at forefront in soy, corn markets
USDA estimates were bullish for soy, bearish for corn
MarketsFarm — Surprising acreage estimates released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday could remain a major feature in soybean and corn markets for the foreseeable future, as traders […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Canadian bids drop with U.S. futures
Canadian dollar also down on week
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply during the week ended Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more
U.S. farmers plant more corn, less soybeans in 2023
Total U.S. wheat acres estimated up about 8.5 per cent
MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States seeded more corn and less soybeans than earlier intentions in 2023, according to updated acreage data Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […] Read more
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