Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Wheat surges to one-week high on easing recession fears

Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared 6.6 per cent on Friday, extending a rebound from four-month lows this week on easing fears of a global recession and signs of renewed importer demand, analysts said. Corn also rose to move up from a seven-month low touched […]

Plant 2022 unlike any other, say farmers

Jul. 8, 2022 at 9:34 am CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices coming down

Jul. 7, 2022 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Bayer, BASF win new trial on damage award in U.S. dicamba suit

Jul. 7, 2022 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Brendan Pierson

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds four per cent as recession jitters abate

Jul. 7, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Thunder Bay grain exports picking up

Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:59 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay picked up in June, although total grain exports through the facility on the north shore of Lake Superior remain well off the year-ago level. A total of 625,741 tonnes of grain were shipped during the month, marking the first time […]

By MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola selloff shows signs of slowing

Jul. 6, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in five months in early July, but may be finally finding some support as the selloff shows signs of running out of steam. The most-active November contract dipped below the $800 per tonne level on Tuesday and Wednesday — […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Speculation, harvests plunge grain prices

Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– Recession fears and harvest pressures weighed down grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Tuesday and it’s unknown when the selloffs will end. Wheat contracts took a tumble by about $1.40 per bushel during the week, while the August soybean contract dropped […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures up off multi-month lows

Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rebounded on Wednesday after tumbling to multi-month lows as fears about a global recession fueled liquidation in commodity markets, analysts said. Bargain buying helped support prices following recent sell-offs by funds that were seen as overdone, analysts said. […]

By Tom Polansek

StatCan trims Canadian corn, soy acreage estimates

Jul. 6, 2022 at 1:38 am CDT

New Statistics Canada projections show the country’s grain corn and soybean growers have slightly curbed their enthusiasm for those crops compared to their intentions earlier in the year. StatCan on Tuesday released the results of its 2022 June field crop survey, conducted between May 13 and June 12, projecting Canadian […]

By Dave Bedard