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U.S. grains: Corn tumbles to contract lows on additional US corn acres

Jun. 28, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago September corn CU24 plunged on Friday to contract lows after U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed far more acres planted with the grain than expected due to favorable spring weather.

U.S. corn acres, grain stocks higher than expected

Jun. 28, 2024 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on strong demand ahead of acreage report

Jun. 27, 2024 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Feed Grains Weekly: ‘Going to be a lot of grain’ says broker

Jun. 27, 2024 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian farmers plant more canola, less wheat than early intentions

Jun. 27, 2024 at 10:51 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat holds, corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA report

Jun. 26, 2024 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat held steady on Wednesday after notching a more than two-month low the day before on bargain buying and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's acreage report.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Futures predicted to decline after USDA reports

Jun. 26, 2024 at 4:42 pm CDT

Grain futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are expected to decline after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its prospective plantings and quarterly grain stocks reports on June 28.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall as investors digest US heat, flood impact

Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of flooding and heat on crops in the central U.S.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs set contract lows as traders await US herd data

Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm CDT

Analysts surveyed by Reuters project that quarterly USDA data will show the herd on June 1 was about 0.8 per cent bigger than a year earlier and that the number of pigs per litter was up 2.3 per cent in the March-May period.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Few changes expected ahead of StatCan report

Jun. 25, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

It will be the second survey-based acreage report for 2024-25 from StatCan after the first was released in March. Since then, much of the Prairies received normal to above-normal amounts of precipitation while cooler temperatures have delayed development in most crops.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm