Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed for a third straight day on Friday and corn scaled to a 1-1/2 week top on follow-through buying after bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop data the prior day and concerns about poor South American weather. Both markets gained more than two per cent since USDA […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries
U.S. markets closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans surge after USDA cuts 2022 harvest view
Brazil's CONAB projects big corn crop, record soy crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its 2022 harvest estimates for both crops, which would mean smaller-than-expected supplies. Wheat futures gained on spillover support from rising corn and soy. Traders largely shrugged off USDA’s larger-than-anticipated winter wheat crop acreage estimate […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish USDA report lifts grain markets
MarketsFarm — The bulls were off and running Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly supply/demand estimates, which showed underwhelming grain production and ending stock figures for the 2022-23 marketing year. U.S. corn production was estimated at 13.73 billion bushels, 192 million below the lower end of trade expectations despite a […] Read more
Worst drought in decades sees Argentina exchange slash soy, corn forecasts
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s Rosario Grains exchange sharply cut its forecast for the 2022-23 soybean harvest to 37 million tonnes from a previous forecast of 49 million, it said on Wednesday, as the country faces its worst drought in 60 years. The exchange also slashed its 2022-23 corn harvest estimate to around 45 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Futures firm ahead of USDA crop data
Wheat up on technicals, short covering; corn mixed, soybeans firm on Argentine drought concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday as a drop to 15-month lows in the previous session sparked technical buying and short covering, and as traders took positions ahead of key U.S. government crop reports, traders said. Corn was mixed and soybeans edged higher, underpinned by concerns about weather-reduced crops in South […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly loss in six months
Soybeans, soymeal rally on Argentina drought
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline in six months as ample supplies from the Black Sea region weighed on prices, analysts said. Soybean and soymeal futures rallied amid increasing concerns about drought hurting crops in Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of processed […] Read more
2022 corn, soybean yields lower than expected
The amount of winter wheat harvested in Ontario, however, was above expectations
Statistics Canada released its final crop survey Dec. 2 for 2022 showing corn and soybean yields were lower than expected. Ontario farmers harvested 9.44 million tonnes of corn, which was below our estimate of 10 million tonnes. Soybean production came in at 3.996 million tonnes. This was down from Statistics Canada’s September survey of 4.111 […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA ‘data dump’ due next week
'Minor changes' expected for corn, soy
MarketsFarm — A flurry of reports is coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan. 12, including its monthly supply and demand estimates, quarterly grains stocks report and winter wheat planting report, among others. Futures International analyst Terry Reilly said the multitude of the reports coming out that Thursday will essentially be a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as investors track Argentine weather
Wheat, corn drift lower after multi-week highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Thursday, after rallying earlier in the day to the highest price since June, as investors tracked forecasts for much-needed rain across Argentine crops and China’s dropping of strict COVID-19 measures. But the price rally was capped by investors looking to capture profits and adjust their positions […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy firm on Argentina weather, China demand hopes
Wheat market awaits U.S. winterkill assessment
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose for a third consecutive session on Wednesday as traders watched weather forecasts in Argentina for signs of much-needed rainfall, while China’s dismantling of COVID-19 restrictions raised hopes for improved demand. Corn also found support from uncertain weather in South America, while wheat lifted as trade kept monitoring […] Read more
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