Insights and Stories on Crops

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 […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures firm

Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

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

Aug. 4, 2023 at 3:09 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

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

Aug. 3, 2023 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Dryness continues as harvest begins

Aug. 3, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Influx of cheaper U.S. corn pushing down prices

Aug. 3, 2023 at 1:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Feed grain prices took a tumble this week in Alberta, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “It’s kind of shocking. I know we had some harvest start in the southern part [of the province]. It seems to have really affected prices. Of course, corn got […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: wheat falls after Ukraine port attack renews worries

Aug. 2, 2023 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat slid for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, after sharp gains overnight as supply jitters caused by a Russian strike against a Ukrainian port were tempered by strong Russian exports and signs Moscow is open to reviving a Black Sea corridor deal. Soybeans dipped […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE canola weekly outlook: Prices trending down ahead of harvest

Aug. 2, 2023 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts lost ground during the week ended Aug. 2, as spillover from outside markets and easing concerns over the state of the crop ahead of the harvest weighed on values. Excessive heat during the flowering period in June and July caused canola prices to climb […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: August forecasts pulling prices down

Aug. 2, 2023 at 3:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Recent weather forecasts for much of the United States put pressure on grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Aug. 2. Cooler and wetter conditions are expected for the U.S. Midwest during the first half of August, which could help stabilize corn […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Manitoba’s crops continue to hold up

Aug. 2, 2023 at 11:56 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Timely rains in Manitoba have kept the province’s crops in relatively good shape, according to the latest crop report. Manitoba Agriculture said precipitation as of Aug. 1 amounted to as much as 73 millimeters around Zhoda in the southeast to 13 mm at The Pas in the north. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm