Insights and Stories on Crops

Feed weekly outlook: Wheat, barley eschewed for other grains

Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed wheat and barley prices in Alberta’s feedlot alley are coming down, largely due to the increasing presence of corn imported from the U.S. The high-delivered bid for Alberta feed barley on Wednesday was $9.80 per bushel, 11 cents lower than the previous week and 22 cents lower […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to 2-1/2 month highs on strong exports

Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Less canola to be exported

Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:56 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy futures find support, but upside limited

Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:40 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mexico to rework decree on GM corn, economy minister says

Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:03 pm CST

By Adriana Barrera Dave Graham

U.S. grains: Wheat steadies after one-year low

Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on technical buying on Wednesday after sliding to 13-month lows earlier in the week, as global supplies weigh on U.S. markets. Soybean futures gained, underpinned by export demand optimism and dry conditions in top exporter Argentina. Corn inched higher, supported by wheat and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Mosaic to throttle back Saskatchewan potash mine

Dec. 7, 2022 at 3:50 am CST

Demand for potash is coming back after “a year of reduced applications” — but not quickly enough that U.S. fertilizer giant Mosaic Co. plans to keep all its Saskatchewan mines running at their current pace. Florida-based Mosaic said Tuesday it has now “temporarily curtailed” production at its potash mine at […]

By Dave Bedard

Bunge expects U.S. renewable diesel capacity of about five billion gallons by 2024

Dec. 7, 2022 at 2:57 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. renewable diesel production capacity will more than double to about five billion gallons by 2024 from about two billion gallons, Bunge CEO Greg Heckman said on Tuesday. The agricultural commodities trader has not altered its own capacity plans due to a U.S. government proposal on […]

By Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller-than-expected lentil crop may limit exports

Dec. 6, 2022 at 8:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Smaller-than-expected Canadian lentil production in 2022-23 could limit the country’s export potential going forward, according to an official with Pulse Canada reacting to the latest production estimates. The report from Statistics Canada (StatCan) released Friday contains the first survey-based production estimates of the 2022-23 marketing year, while previous […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Australia looking at record wheat, canola crops

Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Australia is forecast to harvest record-large wheat and canola crops in 2022-23, with improved crop prospects in many parts of the country more than offsetting losses in others. That analysis comes from the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), […]

By MarketsFarm