Insights and Stories on Crops

Canola short position finally subsiding

Apr. 4, 2023 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After hitting the largest speculative short position in canola on record, managed money fund traders were finally covering those bearish bets in late March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of March 28, the net managed money […]

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, wheat up on energy boost

Apr. 3, 2023 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

Prairie cash wheat: Reds higher, durum dips

Mar. 31, 2023 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supportive USDA data

Mar. 31, 2023 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. farmers aim to plant more corn, soy in 2023, but delays likely

Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

‘Keep it Clean’ program aims for more than just good advice

Mar. 31, 2023 at 1:53 pm CDT

As farmers plan for the upcoming season, they need to do their part to make certain their grain will be ready for market, come harvest time. “Market access issues in general are becoming a bigger issue globally,” said Ian Epp, an agronomy specialist and lead on market access and pesticides […]

By Don Norman

How to reach 52 bushels per acre of canola in 2023

Mar. 31, 2023 at 9:07 am CDT

Last year, the national average canola yield in Canada came in at 38 bushels per acre, according to Statistics Canada. It’s an improvement on 25 bushels per acre in 2021, when drought conditions drove yields down across Western Canada, but it’s still well short of the 52-bushel-per-acre yield target the […]

By Mark Halsall

CNH to buy Outback Guidance’s parent firm

Mar. 30, 2023 at 10:43 pm CDT

CNH Industrial, parent of the Case IH. New Holland, Steyr and Flexi-Coil farm equipment brands, has signed a cash deal to buy satellite positioning tech firm Hemisphere GNSS, parent of the Outback Guidance aftermarket GPS, precision ag and autosteer business. CNH announced Thursday it will pay $175 million for Hemisphere, […]

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Prices continue to soften as April approaches

Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Corn is still moving into feedlots in southern Alberta as it approaches not only the end of its contracts, but also the end of winter. “We’ve been seeing here in Lethbridge prices at $395-$400 per tonne ($10.03-$10.16 per bushel),” said Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat down off Wednesday’s one-month high

Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking after one-month highs a day earlier and reminders of strong competition for global export business, analysts said. Nearby corn and soybean futures drifted lower as traders squared positions ahead of key U.S. plantings and stocks reports due on […]

By Julie Ingwersen