Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Futures firm ahead of USDA crop data

Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday as a drop to 15-month lows in the previous session sparked technical buying and short covering, and as traders took positions ahead of key U.S. government crop reports, traders said. Corn was mixed and soybeans edged higher, underpinned by concerns […]

Organic grazing and soil health

Jan. 11, 2023 at 4:07 pm CST

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports still weigh on domestic feed market

Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:14 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Flax Council of Canada seeks new chief

Jan. 10, 2023 at 7:38 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: New-crop green lentil bids in line with year ago

Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:12 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Activist investor reported building stake in Bayer, seeking breakup

Jan. 10, 2023 at 3:53 pm CST

Reuters — Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has built a stake in Bayer AG and is pushing for a breakup of the German pharmaceutical and agriculture company, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources. U.K.-based Bluebell is also seeking an overhaul of Bayer’s corporate governance, the report added. A Bayer spokesperson, […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought

Jan. 10, 2023 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Tuesday after a technical and bargain-buying bounce from three-week lows faded as dull demand for U.S. exports overshadowed concerns about Argentina’s drought-reduced harvest. Soybeans ended mostly lower while wheat fell to its lowest in 15 months on good global supplies […]

By Karl Plume

Fund traders back on the long side in canola

Jan. 9, 2023 at 8:06 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Speculators in ICE canola moved back to a net long position in the futures to start the New Year, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money long position in ICE Futures canola came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions and wheat and soybeans finished mostly lower, as investors weighed weather-reduced production in some areas of South America against tepid demand for U.S. supplies. Wheat futures also retreated as late-session technical selling eroded […]

By Karl Plume

CNH workers at two U.S. plants reject proposed contract

Jan. 9, 2023 at 8:01 am CST

Racine | Reuters — Members of two local unions that have been on strike since May at CNH Industrial factories in Wisconsin and Iowa on Saturday voted down a tentative labour contract, the United Auto Workers union said. The union did not disclose how many workers at the two plants […]

By Bianca Flowers