MarketsFarm –– Canary seed crop yields may be hampered by dry early summer conditions, and rain that didn’t come quite soon enough. Saskatchewan’s west-central region, home to the lion’s share […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn estimates, U.S./China talks befuddle
MarketsFarm — For Steve Georgy, the events of this week have left him somewhat gobsmacked. The president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. said he didn’t completely buy the numbers […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a […] Read more
USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard
MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn close higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures settled up on Thursday, as traders squared their positions ahead of a U.S. government report next week expected to clarify how […] Read more
Alberta, Ontario sugar beet producers hope for good year
MarketsFarm — Sugar beet farmers in Canada’s two main growing provinces are hoping for a good year, according to the leaders their respective provincial associations. Wet conditions extended planting in […] Read more
Federal report expects canola output down, wheat up
MarketsFarm — Expectations for canola production in Canada were revised downward Friday by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). AAFC has now estimated Canadian farmers will produce 18.575 million tonnes of […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Not much faith in USDA’s WASDE
MarketsFarm — For one trader, the monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), aren’t something he spends a lot of time dealing […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Field pea acreage increasing
MarketsFarm — Last week’s report from Statistics Canada estimated that some acreage in Canada’s canola belt will instead go to field peas in 2019. Approximately 4.3 million total acres will […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn settles up as crop rated below expectations
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures closed higher for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday on technical buying and lower-than-expected condition ratings for developing U.S. crops, analysts […] Read more
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