Marketsfarm – While the recent gains in canola on the Intercontinental Exchange were likely generated by the spreaders, the market will probably become choppy, according to Ken Ball, trader with […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: canola market heading towards choppy waters
Markets will pause to see how the crops finish developing: analyst
CBOT weekly update: U.S. Fed decision one of many factors
Russia’s withdrawal from Black Sea Grain Initiative, attacks on Ukrainian ports have caused erratic price movement
Marketsfarm – The decision by the United States Federal Reserve on July 26 to raise its key interest rates mostly served as a distraction on the Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: wheat pares gains after 5-month top; corn, soybeans retreat
The market pulled back from five-month highs as Russia appeared to slow its port attacks
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures Wv1 pared gains after setting five-month highs on Tuesday after Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure raised […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: recent rains could stabilize crops
Prices for pulses across Western Canada have been steady
Marketsfarm – Despite the rain the Canadian Prairies received since July 17, MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville pointed out that the major pulse crop areas got very little. While any […] Read more
EU looks to cover transport costs for Ukraine grain exports by land
About 60 per cent of Ukraine's exports were shipped via solidarity lanes when the Black Sea deal was in operation
Brussels | Reuters – The European Union is ready to export almost all of Ukraine’s farm produce via “solidarity lanes” and help cover costs after Russia withdrew from a U.N.-backed […] Read more
Bayer slashes outlook as glyphosate demand weakens further
Analysts say dry weather conditions hurt farmers' demand for seeds and pesticides
Reuters – Further deterioration in demand for glyphosate-based weed killers led Bayer BAYGn.DE to cut its full-year earnings outlook and announce a 2.5 billion euro ($2.8 billion USD) write-down on […] Read more
U.S. grains: wheat soars daily limit as Russia attacks Ukrainian grain ports
E.U. further reduces crop forecast, USDA ratings for soybean and spring wheat declines
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures surged 8.6% on Monday, rising their daily maximum at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) after Russia attacked Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure, including […] Read more
Klassen: tight supplies continue to underpin feeder complex
Feedlot operators shrug off past week's rally in the corn market
Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher on average while calves were up $5/cwt to as much as $10/cwt in some cases. Feather light calves under […] Read more
U.S. Grains: wheat futures drop, corn weak, soybeans mixed
Market going "from forecast to forecast" says expert
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures dropped 4.1 per cent on Friday, with traders locking in profits from a rally sparked by escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war that raised the prospects […] Read more
Fund position flips to net long in canola
The last time the market was showing a net long position was the first week of January
MarketsFarm – The managed money position in canola flipped from a net short to a net long for the first time in six months during the week ended July 18, […] Read more