Insights and Stories on Crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Earthquake to have little effect on pulse markets

Feb. 14, 2023 at 4:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday last week, taking the lives of more than 40,000 people, may not have a major effect on pulse markets, according to one analyst. Jon Driedger from Leftfield Commodity Research in Winnipeg said that while natural disasters like […]

China to plant more soy, speed up GMOs to ensure food supply

Feb. 13, 2023 at 8:18 pm CST

By Dominique Patton

Russia says sanctions a barrier to Black Sea grain deal renewal

Feb. 13, 2023 at 8:05 pm CST

By Reuters

Revisions possible for Argentina corn, wheat carryouts

Feb. 13, 2023 at 7:31 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soymeal touches highest since 2014

Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat strong on concerns about Ukraine, Russian exports

Feb. 10, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Friday, supported by concerns the grain deal allowing for Russian and Ukraine exports from Black Sea ports could splinter amid escalations in the nearly year-long war between the two countries, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also were strong, with corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

Canada’s potato crop edges up in 2022

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) issued its potato production report Thursday, which noted a 1.5 per cent increase in the country’s crop in 2022. Across Canada, nearly 122.9 million hundredweight (cwt) of potatoes were harvested last year, with an average national yield of 322.3 cwt/acre on 381,351 acres. Alberta rose […]

Feed weekly outlook: Grain stocks set tone for barley, wheat

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) grain stocks report issued earlier this week largely met trade expectations, according to Winnipeg-based independent trader Jerry Klassen. The survey-based report, which estimated the country’s grain stocks as of Dec. 31, was neutral for spring wheat, supportive of durum, and pointed toward barley being somewhat […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybean futures fall

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped on Thursday, with rains in the U.S. Plains easing some concerns about crop health in that key growing area, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also were weaker, pressured by lacklustre export data and expectations that overseas buyers will soon shift their […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Latest USDA adjustments do little to move market

Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:36 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Updated supply/demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were neutral to slightly bearish for soybeans, corn and wheat, with latest numbers largely coming in line with expectations. The February report is traditionally not a major market mover, with the Chicago futures markets waiting for confirmation on […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin