Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures slipped Tuesday as a stronger dollar, export concerns and early U.S. harvest activity weighed on the complex ahead of the […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide on stronger U.S. dollar, export concerns
Market awaits USDA crop forecasts ahead of corn, soy harvests
Feed weekly outlook: Crop estimates show severity of drought
'Corn bandwagon' filling up
MarketsFarm — Preliminary crop yield estimates released by Statistics Canada on Monday outlined just how severely the drought in Western Canada cut into production. Mike Fleischhauer, general manager for Eagle […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat end firmer on bargain buying
Markets up off fall from Ida damage
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on bargain buying after a six-session slide and better-than-expected weekly export sales data, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also […] Read more
What will be the corn N story for 2021?
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for September 1
While the 2021 growing season started dry, regular and often heavy rains started for many areas from Southern to Eastern Ontario from late June through July. Some received well above […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sag on export worries after Ida
Wheat futures follow downward
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Wednesday, with the benchmark December contract hitting a seven-week low as worries about shipping delays from the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures slide, cash prices might not follow
Weakness seen ongoing in soy complex
MarketsFarm — If the October soyoil contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) falls to 55 U.S. cents/lb., it’s likely ICE Futures canola will drop to around $850 per […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn looking past hurricane
MarketsFarm — Hurricane Ida has wreaked havoc on the U.S. Gulf Coast, pressuring Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures as exports face disruptions — but the market is […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat sag as Ida damage spurs export concerns
Traders adjust positions on last day of month
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched their lowest prices in weeks on Tuesday as power outages and damage to export facilities from Hurricane Ida stoked concerns […] Read more
Microbes play role in corn hybrid vigour
Science Notes: Microbes seen as critical players in affecting corn plants
The tiny organisms living in soil may have a greater effect than previously known on yield and crop resistance to pests and disease. Researchers at North Carolina State University and […] Read more
Klassen: Stronger live cattle futures lift yearling market
Recent rains rejuvenate Prairie pastures
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were quoted $3 to as much as $6 higher; calf markets once again traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged depending on […] Read more
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