MarketsFarm — Variable weather conditions during the 2023 growing season cut into edible bean production in some key North American growing regions, with tighter supplies overall likely to keep prices well supported. “The whole world is a little short of beans this year,” said Mitch Coulter, executive director of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association in […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller North American dry bean crops to underpin prices
Canada's edible bean crop estimated smallest since 2016
U.S. grains: Wheat down off two-week high on global demand
U.S. says soybean harvest is 62 per cent complete
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended lower on Monday after rising earlier to their highest level in more than two weeks on hopes for global demand. Corn futures also eased as traders monitored the U.S. harvest, while gains in soyoil futures helped lift the soybean market, analysts said. After trading […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn slip on profit taking, macro pressure
Exports lift wheat futures
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Friday on profit-taking after hitting two-week highs in the previous session and as souring consumer sentiment and inflation worries hung over the market. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, but wheat rallied after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported stronger-than-expected weekly export sales and confirmed a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans surge after USDA projects smaller soy, corn crops
CBOT corn, wheat also higher
New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures shot up on Thursday following a closely watched U.S. government report forecasting a smaller corn and soybean harvest than previously projected, and below an average of analysts’ estimates. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active soybean futures contract jumped about three per cent to settle […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react bullishly to USDA report
Corn, soy production estimates revised lower
MarketsFarm — Most of the October world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE) released Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) came out lower than trade expectations, causing price jumps on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). “Many people were not expecting a major (average) yield change,” Ryan Ettner, trader for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller yields than last year in Saskatchewan
Pulse production seen varying by location
MarketsFarm — Yields and crop conditions from this year’s pulse harvest in Saskatchewan largely varied by location, according to SaskPulse executive director Carl Potts. “Generally on the east side of the province and some areas of the south, some pretty good yields. And then in the west-central, southwest regions, some yields that were quite low. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soy touches 22-month low ahead of USDA report
CBOT wheat also lower; corn firm
New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and wheat futures fell on Wednesday, and corn futures firmed as the markets turned their attention to widely-followed U.S. government crop forecasts. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) dropped 19 cents, about 1.5 per cent, to settle at $12.52-1/2 a bushel (all figures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans lifted by bright report on export demand
CBOT wheat down sharply, corn also lower
New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding sharply from early losses on lift from technical trading and data showing a pickup in exports of the U.S. oilseeds. Corn prices weakened, and wheat futures fell sharply. The most-actively traded Chicago Board of Trade soybean contract rose 0.6 per cent to $12.71-1/2 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls, soy eases as focus moves to U.S. harvest
Chicago wheat closes higher
New York | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on an acceleration in the pace of the harvest in the U.S. Midwest, reversing overnight gains triggered by worries about the conflict in the Middle East. The most actively traded corn futures contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) settled down […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures fall as harvest accelerates
CBOT December wheat turns lower
New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures fell on Friday due to profit-taking after the previous day’s rally and forecasts of favourable harvest weather this weekend. Wheat futures also dropped as concerns ebbed about shipping grain through the Black Sea. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures fell 1.2 per […] Read more
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