Insights and Stories on Crops

Biden touts grain silos on Ukraine border to help exports

Jun. 15, 2022 at 3:40 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that temporary silos would be built along the border with Ukraine in a bid to help export more grain and address a growing global food crisis. Since the Russian invasion and blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports, grain shipments have stalled and […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer edible bean acres to underpin prices

Jun. 14, 2022 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low as financial markets drop

Jun. 14, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

BHP open to potash partner but still will enter fertilizer business alone

Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Ismail Shakil Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures slide in broad sell-off

Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:03 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat up, durum pulls back

Jun. 10, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies were mixed during the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats incurred moderate gains, as Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) fell back. Good upticks in the U.S. wheat complex fueled price increases in Western […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans down off Thursday’s near-record high

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended weaker on Friday on profit-taking, after rallying close to an all-time high on strong U.S. export demand and supply concerns. Supply uncertainty remained, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its estimates for 2021-22 domestic ending stocks by about […]

By Tom Polansek

June USDA report includes few changes or surprises

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were only a handful of major changes in the monthly supply and demand report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “I thought it was neutral to a little bit friendly,” said Terry Reilly, grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago. Perhaps most notable were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Rains bring much-needed moisture to Alberta’s south

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Rains across southern and central regions of Alberta were both much-needed and well-received during the week ended Tuesday. Both regions received 20 to 50 millimetres of precipitation, according to the province’s weekly crop report released Friday. The amount of rain that fell onto the south region was equivalent […]

By MarketsFarm.Adam Peleshaty

It’s time to be paid for oil content in canola

Jun. 10, 2022 at 10:11 am CDT

Growers have been paid for high protein in wheat for more than 40 years. It’s time they’re also paid for high oil content in canola. Discussions on paying oil premiums have been around for years, culminating about a decade ago when a major push by farmers and farm organizations for […]

By Gerald Pilger