Insights and Stories on Crops

USDA sees little change in Australian, Canadian wheat output

Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There isn’t much in the way of significant changes in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché reports on grain production in Australia and Canada. USDA’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) office in Canberra pegged Australia’s wheat production for 2022-23 at 37 million tonnes, 400,000 more than the […]

U.S. grains: Soy futures weak, corn firm

Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Annual forages offer a way to extend grazing season

Jan. 27, 2023 at 9:02 am CST

By Diana Martin

Imperial Oil clears Edmonton renewable diesel plant for construction

Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:46 pm CST

By Nia Williams Sourasis Bose

Potato storage research to get boost

Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:29 pm CST

By Staff

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices continue downward

Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:17 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As colder temperatures descend onto the Prairies, buying activity for feed barley and wheat was just as frigid. “A lot of guys are fairly caught up with purchasing,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities Inc. in Lethbridge. “You see the prices of wheat and barley start to trickle […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn up on strong export report

Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybeans jumped on Thursday on support from a government report that showed strong overseas demand for all three commodities, traders said. “We had some decent export sales compared to what we have seen the last few weeks and that trend, particularly for […]

By Mark Weinraub

Saskatchewan holds Crown grazing rents at last year’s levels

Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:00 am CST

Cattle producers leasing Crown land for grazing in Saskatchewan won’t see a rate hike this year and may be eligible for a significant rate cut. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has frozen the rates charged to producers who lease Crown grazing land in 2023 at their 2022 level. The […]

By Dave Bedard

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trading window lowered

Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market posted steady losses for five sessions, testing the lower edge of their well-established trading ranges before finally uncovering some support on Wednesday. The losses did damage from a chart perspective, with the activity bumping the trading window lower, according to an analyst. “Overall, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities largely rangebound after USDA report

Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Although soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade has fallen back for five consecutive days as of Tuesday, it has remained rather rangebound, according to trader Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. “We’re actually at prices where it was in early August,” Ettner said, pointing to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm