Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Wheat futures retreat after rally

Sep. 8, 2022 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, settling back from a sharp rally a day earlier as investors weighed Russian criticism of a Ukrainian grain export deal against prospects of a slowing global economy, traders said. Corn futures also were weaker despite growing concerns about a disappointing […]

Canada can cut fertilizer emissions 14 per cent by 2030, industry groups say

Sep. 7, 2022 at 9:41 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Ending stocks tumble due to drought: StatCan

Sep. 7, 2022 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

File photo of a docked grain vessel at a Black Sea port in Turkey.

U.N., Moscow discuss Russian grain, fertilizer exports

Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Michelle Nichols

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending lower

Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: More acres, smaller yields anticipated in U.S.

Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Ahead of the next supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), due out Monday, Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy said corn and soybean acres are likely to increase, while yields are to decrease. Georgy projected USDA will up its call on U.S. planted corn […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on new concerns about Ukraine exports

Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied 3.3 per cent to their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday as criticism by Russia of a wartime export deal for Ukrainian grain revived concerns about the movement of supplies out of the Black Sea shipment hub. Corn and soybean futures […]

By Mark Weinraub

Pulse weekly outlook: Australia’s winter pulse production mixed

Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Australia’s 2022 winter pulse crop will see its ups and downs, according to a quarterly crop report released Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Chickpeas saw the largest projected production decline, dropping 41.5 per cent from the 2021-22 marketing year to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairies’ high-pressure ridge should give way by mid-month

Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While there’s not one specific cause of the hot September the Canadian Prairies has generally been having so far, Weatherlogics chief scientist Scott Kehler notes one particular shorter-term factor. “There is a fairly strong upper-level ridge of high pressure across the Prairies right now,” he explained, adding it […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall 1.5 per cent

Sep. 6, 2022 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday as Argentina’s decision to offer farmers a better exchange rate for their crops threatened to raise export competition at a time when U.S. offerings typically dominate the market. “It just makes more product readily available short-term,” said […]

By Mark Weinraub