Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on technical bounce

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, extending their rebound from the one-month low hit this week on a round of technical buying, traders said. “I think we got too cheap too fast and we are seeing a technical recovery,” said Scott Harms, Ag risk specialist at […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs ease on weak exports

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:03 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

Mar. 2, 2023 at 1:34 pm CST

By Hyonhee Shin

Plant protein processor Merit Foods in receivership

Mar. 1, 2023 at 8:21 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drifts downward with soybeans

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:47 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: It still comes down to South America

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:35 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to issue its next supply and demand estimates on March 8, what’s going on in South America continues to dominate the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Andrew Mages of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. “Typically it’s not […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

BASF halting hybrid wheat seed development in North America

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

Reuters — Global chemicals and crop seeds company BASF is halting development of hybrid wheat in North America after results of seed trials failed to reach development goals, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. BASF will instead focus development of the new type of wheat in European markets, aiming to […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat futures bounce after declines

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, with bargain buyers snapping up commodities that posted sharp declines during February. The higher closes in soybeans and corn snapped a stretch of five straight losing sessions. Traders said that the recent sell-off may have sparked some […]

By Mark Weinraub

Russia, U.S. bicker at UN over donating fertilizer to Syria

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:42 pm CST

United Nations | Reuters — Russia and the United States bickered on Tuesday over whether Russian fertilizer could be donated to Syria as Moscow heightens complaints about obstacles to its fertilizer shipments before the renewal of a deal allowing Ukraine Black Sea grain exports. Some 260,000 tonnes of Russian fertilizer […]

By Michelle Nichols

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas seeing good Prairie movement

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:25 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Peas are seeing good movement in Western Canada ahead of spring, although prices have held steady over the past month. “The yellow pea market has some life again,” said Allan Johnston of Johnston’s Grain at Wellwyn, Sask. He added there were also a few companies chasing after some […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin