Insights and Stories on Crops

Sep. 6, 2024 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures slid on Friday on expectations of large U.S. yields and profit taking following a rally earlier in the week sparked by speculators unwinding large short positions, traders said. Wheat and corn futures also dipped as funds sought profits and positioned ahead of two […]

By Heather Schlitz

Sep. 6, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 6, 2024 at 3:45 pm CDT

A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Sep. 6, 2024 at 9:50 am CDT

Western Canadian wheat bids were mostly higher during the week ended Sept. 5, following the lead of United States wheat futures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the country’s spring wheat harvest to be 70 per cent complete as of the start of September, matching the five-year average and being […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Sep. 5, 2024 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over […]

By Heather Schlitz