Insights and Stories on Crops

ADM buys Saskatchewan pulse miller

Jul. 7, 2023 at 10:29 am CDT

One of the four majors in global agrifood has bought expanded capacity in Saskatchewan’s pulse crop sourcing and processing space. ADM on Wednesday announced having bought Prairie Pulse Inc., whose main asset its its pulse crop processing and packaging plant at Vanscoy, about 25 km southwest of Saskatoon. Chicago-based ADM […]

U.S. grains: Corn firms on technicals, short-covering

Jul. 6, 2023 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Wireworm survival behaviour unearthed

Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Feed weekly outlook: Falling corn prices not spurring new demand

Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Thunder Bay grain shipments up on year

Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:02 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola makes huge move

Jul. 5, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola came out of Canada Day continuing to build on gains made going into the holiday, largely due to spillover from the Chicago soy complex. The U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday released its planted acres report, which saw soybeans lose four million acres from the 87.5 million […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Acreage at forefront in soy, corn markets

Jul. 5, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Surprising acreage estimates released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday could remain a major feature in soybean and corn markets for the foreseeable future, as traders contemplate a much smaller-than-expected soybean acreage base and larger-than-expected corn area. “You can’t close your eyes on these acreage numbers,” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on slow harvesting, poor crop conditions

Jul. 5, 2023 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday as slow winter wheat harvesting and deteriorating spring crop conditions fuelled buying and short covering that lifted prices from 2-1/2-week lows. The wheat rally pulled corn up from 2-1/2-year lows despite expanded plantings and recent rains that lessened concerns about […]

By Karl Plume

Strike continues at West Coast ports as employers exit talks

Jul. 4, 2023 at 8:37 pm CDT

A strike by longshore workers at British Columbia’s West Coast ports is expected to continue after the employers’ group announced plans to step away from further bargaining. The B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), in a statement Monday, said it’s “of the view that a continuation of bargaining at this time […]

By Dave Bedard

Russia rejects bank compromise as Black Sea grain deal expiry looms

Jul. 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm CDT

Reuters — Russia on Tuesday restated a demand for its state agricultural bank to be reconnected to the global SWIFT payments system to avert the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal, and said it would not accept a reported compromise proposal. With 13 days remaining until the expiry of […]

By Reuters