Insights and Stories on Crops

DLF buys Corteva’s alfalfa seed business

Sep. 7, 2023 at 9:36 pm CDT

International forage and turf seed firm DLF is stretching its reach in the alfalfa market with a deal for Corteva Agriscience’s assets in that business. The Danish firm announced Wednesday it had acquired Corteva’s global alfalfa germplasm and breeding program for an undisclosed sum, including its current commercial alfalfa varieties […]

Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure keeps lid on prices

Sep. 7, 2023 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy futures stumble as trade awaits harvest, crop data

Sep. 7, 2023 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

UN working on guarantees for Russia to restore grain deal, Moscow skeptical

Sep. 7, 2023 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Michelle Nichols

ICE weekly outlook: Little downside for canola, trader says

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Poor crop ratings keep soy, corn supported

Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot and dry weather conditions cutting into crop ratings for soybeans and corn in the U.S. could see prices for both crops rise above nearby chart resistance levels, although the looming harvest may temper the upside potential. Both soybeans and corn were rated 53 per cent good-to-excellent in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump as heat, dryness hurt crop more than expected

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Wednesday after weekly U.S. government data showed crop conditions deteriorated more than expected during hot, dry weather. Reduced crop ratings fuelled expectations among traders that the U.S. Department of Agriculture may cut its yield forecast in a monthly […]

By Tom Polansek

Panama Canal water levels at historic lows, restrictions to remain

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:29 am CDT

Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal’s water levels have not recovered enough as the end of the rainy season approaches and limits on daily transit and vessel draft will stay in place for the rest of the year and throughout 2024, the waterway’s authority said on Tuesday. The […]

By Elida Moreno

Pulse weekly outlook: Poor monsoon rains cut into India production

Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Disappointing monsoon rains in India this year are expected to cut into the country’s pulse production, according to reports out of the country. Crop production in India is highly dependent on the monsoon rains that typically soak the country from June through September, but the moisture to date […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Fund long position edges higher in canola

Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money long position in canola edged slightly higher during the week ended Aug. 29, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Aug. 29, 2023, the net managed money long position in canola futures came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin