Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans firm, risk aversion caps gains

Oct. 4, 2023 at 3:49 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures edged up on Wednesday, as a declining U.S. dollar lifted the oilseeds at one point nearly one per cent before risk aversion pushed prices back toward their opening levels. Wheat declined and corn was squeezed between them in what one strategist called a seasonal “bottoming […]

Pulse weekly outlook: ‘Average’ dry bean crop in Manitoba

Oct. 3, 2023 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans drop in choppy trade

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up off three-year low after steep sell-off

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

Fund net short position grows in canola

Sep. 30, 2023 at 12:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. stocks data bearish for soybeans, bullish on corn

Sep. 30, 2023 at 12:45 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The U.S. corn carryout for the 2022-23 crop year came in below average trade guesses while soybean supplies were above expectations, according to the quarterly stocks report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Friday. There were 1.36 billion bushels of corn in storage in the country as […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. wheat, barley production increases in 2023

Sep. 30, 2023 at 12:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its small grains 2023 summary on Friday, showing a 10 per cent increase in all wheat production in 2023 of 1.81 billion bushels. While oat production dipped one per cent at 57 million bushels, barley output rose six per cent at 185 […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits three-year low

Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:39 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures cratered more than six per cent on Friday, hitting a three-year low after U.S. government data pegged wheat production above analysts’ expectations. Soybean futures also closed sharply lower on larger-than-forecast domestic stockpiles, and the drop in both commodities dragged down corn prices. The U.S. Department […]

By Zachary Goelman

AGCanadaTV Special Feature: Up, up and away!

Sep. 29, 2023 at 3:44 pm CDT

At Ag in Motion this past summer, there was plenty on deck to see and do, but one demonstration in particular captured the imagination of attendees. In a series of test flights one afternoon, LandView Drones showed how its fleet of drones can be used for precision mapping, field analysis […]

More bang for your fertilizer buck

Sep. 29, 2023 at 2:31 pm CDT

Canadian farmers are expected to spend a record $23.1 billion on inputs in 2023, so they will be looking to get the most bang for their buck when it comes to fertilizer. A recent western Canadian study could make that task a little easier in the not-too-distant future. The Resilient […]

By Jim Timlick