Insights and Stories on Crops

Do you know your MRLs?

Aug. 11, 2023 at 9:33 am CDT

Maximum residue limits can affect the marketability of a crop, so farmers need to heed them, say crop market experts. “Because we produce so much beyond what we need for our domestic demand for food, we really do need to keep in mind market access and those requirements that we […]

Feed weekly outlook: Crop conditions, barley demand lower

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA report

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola prices ‘cheap’ but rangebound

Aug. 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Few changes expected in coming U.S. reports

Aug. 9, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise, wheat drops

Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Wednesday on improving U.S. export demand and as the market recovered from a one-month low reached in the previous session, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined. Exporters sold 251,000 metric tonnes of U.S. soy to China, the […]

By Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: Average yields expected for Manitoba crops

Aug. 8, 2023 at 7:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Pulse crops in Manitoba fared well against the elements which included sporadic rainfall and normal to below-normal temperatures for much of the past month. Provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange in Altona said field peas should begin harvesting operations next week. “As far as pea acres go, we’re looking […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures firm

Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures edged higher on Tuesday, recovering from early weakness as investors covered short positions ahead of a key U.S. government crop outlook on Friday, traders said. Wheat futures dipped, with concerns about weak demand for U.S. supplies weighing on the market after […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: wheat firms on Russian port attack, India import prospects

Aug. 4, 2023 at 3:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat climbed on Friday after a Ukrainian drone attack near a Russian Black Sea export hub, rekindling global supply fears while India raised demand expectations as it considers scrapping wheat tariffs. Soybeans climbed on stronger crude and vegetable oil markets, also on alert following the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on export optimism; wheat, corn slip

Aug. 3, 2023 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday, energized by fresh export sales, although forecasts for cooler, rainy weather capped gains. Wheat fell to a three-week low, as the market assessed global supply prospects marked by large Russian exports and war-curtailed shipments from Ukraine. Corn also touched a […]

By Christopher Walljasper