Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures set a two-month high on Monday after a U.S. crop tour last week found damage from hot, dry weather and […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month high on heat, dryness concerns
Soybeans ease as crop tour sees large U.S. harvest
Canadian crop production bounces back, StatCan reports
Wheat at higher end of trade projections
MarketsFarm — After 2021’s historic drought on the Prairies caused crop production to fall to historic lows, the 2022 harvest has mostly bounced back to pre-drought levels, according to Statistics […] Read more
Greater crop production estimated prior to StatCan report
Extended time lag between survey, data's release criticized
MarketsFarm — Analysts are expecting Canadian crop production totals for the 2022-23 marketing year to be substantially higher compared to drought-stricken 2021-22, but still not enough to fully replenish supplies. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn fall as traders book profits
Dispatches from crop tour limit day's losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on a profit-taking setback after rallying earlier in the week, traders said. “We are […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn firms for sixth session in a row
Soybeans weak, wheat strong
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied after hitting their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday, underpinned by concerns that hot and dry weather in the Midwest during […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Time gap too large in StatCan report
Canola's potential yields shrank in meantime
MarketsFarm — There has been about a one-month gap in between Statistics Canada having gathered its data for next week’s principal crops report and actually releasing the report. That’s something […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Crop tour raises concerns for corn, soy
MarketsFarm — Reduced corn yields and a lower amount of soybean pods compared to the last few years were two major findings by the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, which […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean and wheat futures rise 2.2 per cent
Chicago corn futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 2.2 per cent on Monday, supported by hopes for a pick-up in the pace of exports as farmers in […] Read more
China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on
Chongqing | Reuters — As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat up off six-month low on technical buying
CBOT corn rises, while soybeans stay under pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures bounced on technical buying on Friday after nearing a six-month low struck a day earlier, though the market remained capped […] Read more