Insights and Stories on Crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Good harvests, transportation a ‘mixed bag’: Pulse Canada

Oct. 25, 2022 at 2:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As harvesting operations for pulses in Western Canada come to a close, Mac Ross, Pulse Canada’s director for market access and trade policy, said this year’s crops have been successful in terms of quality and yields. “I haven’t heard any concerns regarding quality. In a lot of cases, […]

Ukraine keeps 2023 winter wheat sowing area forecast unchanged despite delays

Oct. 25, 2022 at 8:49 am CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease as U.S. harvest progresses amid dull demand

Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

AAFC tweaks some numbers as canola, pulses remain unchanged

Oct. 24, 2022 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip with U.S. futures

Oct. 23, 2022 at 12:48 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher but below session peaks

Oct. 21, 2022 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures edged higher on Friday, recovering from overnight weakness on spillover support from friendly outside markets, traders said. “Equities went from lower to sharply higher, the dollar from higher to lower, and I think that spurred some buying in grains,” said […]

By Mark Weinraub

Sunflowers are liquid gold for Ontario producer

Oct. 21, 2022 at 9:27 am CDT

Nestled on a quiet road in Norfolk County, Pristine Gourmet is Canada’s only cold press sunflower oil operation. “We are the only processor in Canada producing sunflower oil, and a lot of people are a little bit surprised by that,” said Jason Persall, a fourth-generation farmer. “It’s an opportunity for […]

By Diana Martin

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports pressure grain prices in Lethbridge

Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With harvesting operations winding down, high-delivered bids for feed barley and wheat in Alberta are higher compared to the same time last month and last year. However, there is still some volatility in feed grain prices, according to one Lethbridge-based trader. “I think most (of the increase) was […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Shallow Mississippi River expected to persist as dry winter hits U.S. South

Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:46 pm CDT

Reuters — Low water levels on the Mississippi River are likely to persist this winter as drier-than-normal weather is expected across the southern U.S. and Gulf Coast, U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday. Drought, which currently spans 59 per cent of the country, is expected to continue or worsen in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy futures rally on strong exports

Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.4 per cent on Thursday as strong export data buoyed hopes that overseas buyers will book more deals in coming weeks. Corn and wheat futures also were firm, with short-covering and technical buying underpinning the market after prices for both commodities dropped […]

By Mark Weinraub