Critical growing season ahead for soybeans

Critical growing season ahead for soybeans

What the weather turns out to be in the United States is going to have a significant impact on Canadian producers’ prices

This year’s smaller soybean acreage puts the onus on yields, if last year’s supply is to be maintained. The most critical yield-determining month for U.S. soybeans is August.



Have the wheat bear markets run their course?

Have the wheat bear markets run their course?

It looks like the worst of the bear market is over; additional moderate losses can’t be ruled out, but deep declines are unlikely

Wheat futures keep trying to rally. Time after time, the rallies fail. The markets seem stuck in low-level ruts.

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Wheat heading, world flush with supply

Weather across the U.S. will have a larger influence on prices through the growing season

Below average temperatures in early June delayed Ontario corn and soybean development. Precipitation levels were considered average. Warmer temperatures were needed to advance crop development and enhance yield potential.