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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports prices

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices remain strong into the winter, due to steady feedlot demand and solid export activity. Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. said feedlots have freed up some pen space after COVID-19 shutdowns created backlogs, but demand remained steady. “There’s more pen space in southern Alberta, compared to other years,” […] Read more
CBOT January 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line) and ICE January 2021 canola (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch new four-year peak on supply concerns

Corn hits highest since July 2019, wheat ends mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Friday and hit a four-year high on dry conditions in key South American crop areas and concerns about dwindling U.S. supplies. Corn also gained on strong exports and worries about South American dryness, while wheat ended mixed. All three markets finished […] Read more
CBOT January 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line) and CBOT January 2021 soyoil (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit fresh four-year peak on tightening supplies

Soyoil helps lift soybeans amid tight world veg oil supplies; good exports boost corn

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a new four-year peak Wednesday, led by sharply higher soyoil and as robust demand for beans from exporters and domestic processors fueled worries about tightening supplies of the oilseed. Corn and wheat followed soybeans higher, with strong export demand giving corn an additional lift. Grains remain […] Read more
CBOT January 2021 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybean futures surge again to new four-year high

USDA cuts corn, soybean yield estimates

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures soared to a fresh four-year high on Tuesday and corn topped a one-year high after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said stockpiles this marketing year will fall to their smallest in seven years. The forecasts, issued in a monthly crop report, reflected a decline in […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Canary seed supplies tighten

'Hidden' stocks of product seen shrinking

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MarketsFarm — Canary seed stocks are presently tight for two reasons: unreported inventories have been used up, and poor yields from this year’s crop. David Nobbs of Purely Canada Foods in Saskatoon explained there was a “hidden inventory over the last four to five years,” never reported to Statistics Canada, that was used to meet […] Read more
CBOT December 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month top on tightening stocks

Chicago November soybeans end flat, December wheat down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a seven-month peak on Thursday, boosted by strong export sales and bullish government data indicating domestic stocks were smaller than expected, traders said. However, corn settled off its highs and soybean futures erased gains to end flat, under pressure from an influx of grain sales by […] Read more
Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report bullish for corn, soy

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MarketsFarm — Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was a bullish influence for commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). USDA’s quarterly stocks report showed corn and soybean stocks were significantly lower than expected, totalling 1.995 billion bushels and 523 million bushels respectively. Corn stocks came in about 250 million bushels […] Read more
The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

USDA data show tighter U.S. grain, oilseed stocks

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MarketsFarm — Quarterly stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed tighter-than-expected supplies of soybeans, corn, and wheat in the country. Soybean stocks, as of Sept. 1, 2020, were pegged at 523 million bushels, which was down by 42 per cent from the previous year and below average trade estimates. Corn stocks were below […] Read more
CBOT November 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures surge on lower-than-expected stocks

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures soared on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by reporting crop inventories that were smaller than expected. Supply levels have declined after China, the world’s top soybean importer, stepped up its purchases of U.S. farm goods this summer. Corn supplies […] Read more

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