Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched down on Wednesday, retreating after rallying to the highest levels since August, as improved Brazilian weather outlooks bolstered supply prospects and overshadowed demand from record U.S. soybean crushings last month.

ICE weekly outlook: Funds in control of market – for now

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:06 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes in Chicago soybeans, corn looking south

Nov. 15, 2023 at 3:30 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Organic operators down, acreage up: new industry stats

Nov. 15, 2023 at 10:01 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Canola sector gets research boost

Nov. 14, 2023 at 2:53 pm CST

By Don Norman

U.S. grains: Chicago soy soars on Chinese buying, Brazilian weather

Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures sharply rallied on Monday on Chinese demand and scorching heat in Brazil, where farmers are expected to face crop-stressing temperatures over the next several days. Meanwhile, corn futures rose on technical trading and support from news of Mexico buying U.S. grain — a […]

By Brendan O'Brien

Prairie cash wheat: Bids up in early November

Nov. 10, 2023 at 7:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm –– Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as gains in U.S. futures provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices were up by $8.80-$10.10 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Chicago corn slumps on forecast for record-large crop

Nov. 10, 2023 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures posted a third straight weekly decline on Friday, as traders reacted to a government forecast that U.S. farmers will produce a record-large crop this year. Wheat was lower, following corn. Commodity funds hold a sizeable net short position in Chicago wheat futures, leaving […]

By Brendan O'Brien

Tech widens door for cattail-based fertilizer

Nov. 10, 2023 at 9:34 am CST

A new-to-North-America wetland harvester could revolutionize the way wetlands are managed and provide cheap, sustainable fertilizer in the process, according to at least one watershed district that has tested the machine. “It definitely has the potential to be a game-changer for wetland maintenance, drain maintenance and biomass harvesting,” said Redboine […]

By Don Norman

U.S. grains: Chicago grain, soy futures drop after USDA forecasts

Nov. 9, 2023 at 7:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Board of Trade’s most-active corn futures plunged sharply on Thursday after the government reported that U.S. farmers will produce the biggest-ever corn crop this year. The report’s forecast topped trade estimates. The most-active CBOT corn contract at one point dipped to $4.66-1/2, the lowest […]

By Brendan O'Brien