MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn ending stocks in the U.S. may have been down sharply from the previous year, but still came in above trade expectations in the U.S. Department […] Read more
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Tight U.S. soybean, corn stocks still beat expectations

U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low
CBOT soybean futures hit lowest since Dec. 29
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, after the federal government reported that U.S. supplies of wheat have fallen to their lowest level since 2007 — and […] Read more

Feed weekly outlook: Canadian markets firm, waiting on U.S. corn
MarketsFarm — Canadian feed grain bids remain strong, although end-users are only buying on a hand-to-mouth basis as they await an influx of cheaper corn imports from the U.S. “Everybody […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat move higher
New USDA stocks data due out Thursday
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from declines a day earlier, as traders adjusted positions ahead of a key quarterly stocks report from the U.S. […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn down off four-week top
CBOT oats down off 7-1/2-year high; soy, wheat also down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday on macroeconomic worries as the dollar strengthened and crude oil futures turned down, and on […] Read more

U.S. pegs farm income at eight-year high amid strong corn, soy prices
U.S. farmers’ net income is projected to jump 19.5 per cent this year to an eight-year high of $113 billion, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sept. 2 in a sharp […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn futures up on firm cash markets
Soybeans post modest gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Monday, rallying from early declines on support from tight domestic cash markets and spillover strength from crude […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat finds two-week high on strong global demand
Corn, soybeans little changed; wider markets encourage consolidation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures firmed on Friday, ending near a two-week high as the market assessed mixed global production prospects and brisk import demand. Corn eased as […] Read more

Grains council tweaks numbers in latest supply and demand data
MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) released its monthly supply and demand report Thursday, projecting a six million-tonne increase in total global grain production at 2.289 billion tonnes in […] Read more

Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack
Company instead issuing handwritten tickets for grain deliveries
Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota agricultural co-operative Crystal Valley said it had been targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midwestern farm-services provider in a […] Read more