Insights and Stories on Crops

American Farm Bureau, Deere sign ‘right to repair’ memo

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:35 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere and Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that ensures farmers have the right to repair their own farm equipment or go to an independent technician. As the agriculture sector accelerates its adoption of technology, the […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids lower as futures take a hit

Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:17 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly loss in six months

Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:52 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

SaskCanola, SaskFlax merge offices, management

Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:55 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Little price movement for feed grains

Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:05 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat up off nearly four-week low

Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures turned higher on short-covering and bargain buying on Thursday after dropping to their lowest price in almost four weeks, analysts said. Corn and soybeans set two-week lows as concerns about demand and economic headwinds, including the impact of surging COVID-19 […]

By Tom Polansek

Study provides evidence to support the benefits of diversified crop rotations

Jan. 5, 2023 at 4:24 pm CST

A new study being conducted in Western Canada could soon provide growers with valuable insights on how to achieve more productive, sustainable and resilient cropping systems. Resilient Rotations is a comprehensive research project that aims to develop a new approach to crop rotations. The five-year study is being managed as […]

By Jim Timlick

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola market watching macros

Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts remain stuck in a sideways trading range to start the New Year, with bearish outside forces countered by relatively supportive fundamentals. From a chart standpoint, March canola is stuck in a sideways range between $800 and $900, with little to suggest a break one […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA ‘data dump’ due next week

Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A flurry of reports is coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan. 12, including its monthly supply and demand estimates, quarterly grains stocks report and winter wheat planting report, among others. Futures International analyst Terry Reilly said the multitude of the reports coming out that […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures hit two-week lows on demand concerns

Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures set two-week lows on Wednesday as concerns about weakening demand hung over commodity markets. Investor worries about economic headwinds, including the impact of a surge of COVID-19 cases in China, were encouraging selling in commodities, analysts said. Chart-based selling also weighed […]

By Tom Polansek