Insights and Stories on Crops

Feed weekly outlook: More corn, oats in feed rations

Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:06 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As prices for feed barley and wheat increase, more feedlots are turning to corn, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. at Edmonton. “A lot of places are switching to corn. The desirability of feed barley has been coming down,” she said. “So it will be interesting […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans follow soybean oil lower

Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:49 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Premium showing in front-month canola

Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:43 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Cordonnier sees little change in U.S. corn, soy yields

Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:45 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Reasons for optimism seen on renewal for Ukraine grain deal

Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:26 pm CST

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices rise amid tight supplies

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Chickpea prices in Western Canada are on the rise due to tight supplies, according to one trader. Prices for Kabuli chickpeas rose five cents per pound from last month, with high-delivered bids ranging from 40 cents/lb. for the seven-millimetre variety to 55.5 cents/lb. for 10-mm, according to Prairie […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Cordonnier stands pat on South American crop projections

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At this point in the South American planting season it’s too early to get an accurate bead as to how much corn and soybeans will be grown in Brazil and Argentina, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. Cordonnier recently issued […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up on reports of Russian missiles hitting Poland

Nov. 15, 2022 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures rallied on Tuesday as reports that Russian missiles crossed into Poland raised concerns about escalating political tensions, market analysts said. A senior U.S. intelligence official said Russian missiles crossed into Poland, killing two people, the Associated Press reported. The Pentagon said it could […]

By Tom Polansek

Third U.S. union rejects national rail contract deal

Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:18 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — A third U.S. rail union voted on Monday to reject a tentative national contract reached in September, but expects to continue negotiating to reach a deal. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB), which represents about 300 U.S. rail employees, rejected the agreement, said the union and […]

By David Shepardson

Fund position switches to net long in canola

Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The overall speculative position in the ICE Futures canola market swung from net short to net long during the first week of November, marking the first time speculators were holding more longs than shorts in four months. That’s according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin