Insights and Stories on Crops

Robots may help grain farmers diversify

Oct. 26, 2023 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chuck Baresich, who owns an agricultural robotics business in Ontario, says controlling weeds with robots is probably best suited for high-value, horticultural crops in Canada. However, large-scale grain farmers could also use the technology if they think about it differently. “Let’s say my brother and me are growing 1,500 acres […]

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-week low on Ukraine export uncertainty

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

More acres expected for soybeans, canola, Rabobank says

Oct. 26, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE weekly outlook: Canola pulling lower

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on soy, corn

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:15 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Seaway strike backs up Ontario grain

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:06 pm CDT

The nature of eastern Canadian grain logistics, and a strike by St. Lawrence Seaway workers who operate the system’s canals, will see cascading impacts across the system if the situation isn’t resolved quickly, according to Crosby Devitt, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Unifor workers in both Ontario and Quebec […]

By Alex McCuaig

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag as beneficial rains hit South America

Oct. 25, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures ended lower on Wednesday as favourable rains reached crop belts in South America and the U.S., analysts said. Traders are watching global weather after drought has hurt crop production in Argentina and the U.S. Plains and slowed soybean plantings in Brazil. […]

By Tom Polansek

Little change in AAFC’s October supply/demand outlook

Oct. 24, 2023 at 5:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Supply/demand estimates for Canadian grains and oilseeds saw little change in the latest outlook for principal field crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Monday. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 were left unchanged at one million tonnes, which compares with the 2022-23 level of 1.506 million tonnes. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Activity to ramp up for chickpeas

Oct. 24, 2023 at 5:39 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Things are quiet right now on the chickpea front, but that could change in a few weeks, according to Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain in Moose Jaw. “I think everyone’s getting prepped and ready for Argentina’s harvest, but it’s quiet,” he said. “There’s still movement on previous contracts, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn dips on harvests, technical selling

Oct. 24, 2023 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday and neared a two-week low under pressure from U.S. harvesting and technical selling, analysts said. Wheat futures also eased, while soybeans and soymeal jumped. A quick harvest pace for U.S. corn and […]

By Tom Polansek