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File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Pulse weekly outlook: Larger U.S. pea, lentil areas expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 13, 2022

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States will grow more lentils and peas in 2022, although chickpea area may be down, according to early estimates ahead of spring seeding. Total pea area in the country is forecast at 1.088 million acres, which would be up 11 per cent from 2021, according to the U.S. Department […] Read more

Grain storage at a Russian seaport. (Pridannikov/iStock/Getty Images)

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London marine insurers label all Russian waters high risk

By Jonathan Saul April 5, 2022

London | Reuters — London’s marine insurance market on Monday added all of Russia’s waters to its list of areas deemed high risk, an advisory showed, which is likely to raise the cost of shipping and adds to the logistical pressures on Moscow. Guidance from the Joint War Committee, which comprises syndicate members from the […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall

Traders monitoring Ukraine crisis

By Tom Polansek March 19, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Friday as traders monitored diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and gauged continuing disruptions to Black Sea crop exports. More than three weeks after launching its invasion, in what Moscow calls a “special military operation,” the Russian advance has stalled and failed […] Read more

File photo of wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Louis Dreyfus suspends operations in Russia

By Reuters March 5, 2022

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Co., (LDC), one of the world’s largest agricultural commodity merchants, has suspended its operations in Russia, it said on Friday. LDC did not provide further details in an emailed response to a question about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its activities. Like other crop traders, it […] Read more

File photo of a wheat field in northern Ukraine on July 14, 2016. (File photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures in a war trading scenario

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 3, 2022

MarketsFarm — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled grain and oilseed markets, with the unprecedented situation likely to lead to volatile and choppy activity in wheat, corn and soybean futures for the time being. Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts have posted the largest gains in response to the conflict, with the closure of […] Read more

File photo of a grain terminal on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. (Konoplytska/iStock/Getty Images)

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Ukraine’s ports to stay closed until Russian invasion ends

By Jonathan Saul February 28, 2022

London | Reuters — Ukrainian ports will remain closed until Russia’s invasion ends, the head of Ukraine’s Maritime Administration said on Monday, adding that the port of Mariupol has sustained damage from Russian shelling. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, calling its actions a “special operation.” “The ports will be shut until the end of […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears

Egypt cancels wheat tender amid market turbulence

By Tom Polansek February 28, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped by their daily limit on Monday, while wheat futures spiked after hitting 13-1/2-year highs on Friday on concerns that Russia’s attack against Ukraine will continue to disrupt grain shipments from the Black Sea region. Soy futures also rallied as the conflict limited vegetable oil […] Read more

A file photo of cargo ships and harbour cranes in the Ukrainian port of Kherson on the Dnieper River. (Ioanna_alexa/iStock/Getty Images)

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Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

By Gleb Stolyarov, Natalia Zinets, Polina Devitt February 24, 2022

Moscow/Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from leading grain and oilseeds exporters. Russia earlier ordered the Azov Sea closed to the movement of commercial vessels until further […] Read more

Members of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service keep watch at the Kliusy checkpoint near the frontier with Russia in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region on Feb. 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine conflict causes wheat market volatility

By Adam Peleshaty February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — Conflicting reports and accounts from the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have had an effect on the markets, especially on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), over the past week. The March Chicago wheat contract had ranged from $7.65 to $8.15 per bushel during the week, but lack of precipitation in […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as fears of Black Sea disruption retreat

Soybeans down on chance of South America rain

By Christopher Walljasper February 16, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell on Tuesday as Moscow’s announcement that some of its troops were returning to base after drills tempered investor fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine that could disrupt Black Sea export flows. U.S. soybeans fell as traders assessed chances for rain in […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Larger U.S. pea, lentil areas expected

London marine insurers label all Russian waters high risk

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall

Louis Dreyfus suspends operations in Russia

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures in a war trading scenario

Ukraine’s ports to stay closed until Russian invasion ends

U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears

Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine conflict causes wheat market volatility

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as fears of Black Sea disruption retreat

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