Insights and Stories on Crops

Prairie cash wheat: Prices a mixed bag across West

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Thursday were mixed as CWRS wheat was either side of unchanged and CPSR was down slightly. Meanwhile, durum made modest gains. Declines in the U.S. wheat complex put pressure on western Canadian cash prices, but those declines were […]

Large gap between StatCan, USDA canola estimates

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:43 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AAFC raises canola stocks projection, despite smaller crop

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:24 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January

Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:41 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures fall on fund selling

Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:09 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices pull back

Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:52 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are coming down on the Prairies, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton — and a big part of that trend is the lack of demand for either commodity. “Buyers are fairly well covered. There seems to be a lack […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall despite strong exports

Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Thursday on concerns that a firm dollar and a weakening global economy could slow the robust pace of exports that has supported prices since harvest, traders said. Wheat futures were strong on a round of bargain buying following […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trade’s focus on South America

Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:55 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, looking for some direction to push values one way or the other. “We’re just watching South American weather now,” said Jaimie Wilton, commodities futures specialist with RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, pointing to the drought in Argentina […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: South America’s dry weather affecting soy complex

Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:38 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report last week is taking a back seat to drought concerns in South America, according to a Chicago grains analyst. Terry Reilly from Futures International said Friday’s WASDE report had very little effect on the Chicago […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease

Dec. 14, 2022 at 4:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell on Wednesday after hitting 11-day highs a day earlier as traders waited for more bullish news before pushing grain prices above those recent peaks. Soybeans were firm, shedding overnight weakness, with investors hoping that export demand for U.S. supplies of […]

By Mark Weinraub