Insights and Stories on Crops

Insurers seen reviewing Black Sea ship cover after Russia quits deal

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:58 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, […]

Grain shipping deal can operate without Russia, Zelenskyy says

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as Black Sea grain deal expires

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

UN waits for Russian answer as Black Sea deal deadline looms

Jul. 14, 2023 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Michelle Nichols

U.S. EPA denies nearly all biofuel blending exemption petitions

Jul. 14, 2023 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

Net short position nearly gone in canola

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Speculative traders continue to exit their bearish bets in canola, with the net short position dipping below 4,000 in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of July 11, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise as Ukraine shipping deal set to end

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday as drought conditions in Canada and the northern Plains continue to weigh on the market, as does uncertainty over the future of Ukraine’s wartime grain export shipping deal that is set to expire on Monday. Corn followed wheat up on […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

The durum drought

Jul. 14, 2023 at 11:23 am CDT

This week MarketsFarm’s Bruce Burnett talks with editor Gord Gilmour about why one crop’s getting hit particularly hard by the drought hammer this season, on both sides of the international border.

Forage U-pick goes nationwide

Jul. 14, 2023 at 10:07 am CDT

A hard-working rancher in central Alberta seeks a sturdy native grass ideally suited for mob grazing and a long-lasting stand. That might seem like something from an online dating profile but it’s more likely to be a query for a newly expanded matchmaking site that aims to connect beef producers with the […]

By Jeff Melchior

Feed weekly outlook: Dryness helps push up grain prices

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As dry conditions continued to take root across much of the Canadian Prairies, feed grain prices have for the most part been climbing, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “The futures are coming up on quite a few commodities, so the prices have been […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm