Insights and Stories on Crops

Russia says will have talks with Turkey about alternative to Black Sea deal

Aug. 31, 2023 at 2:53 am CDT

Reuters — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will discuss a proposal by Moscow for an alternative to the Black Sea grain deal when they meet this week, Lavrov’s ministry said Wednesday. Under the plan, Russia would send a million tons of grain to Turkey at […]

Orange juice prices near all-time high as storm hits Florida

Aug. 31, 2023 at 2:48 am CDT

By Marcelo Teixeira

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip, despite exports

Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure, farmer selling to guide canola

Aug. 30, 2023 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, wheat lower; soybeans move up

Aug. 30, 2023 at 3:24 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas show large declines in StatCan report

Aug. 29, 2023 at 6:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) showed a mostly tightened outlook for Canadian pulses in its first model-based supply/demand estimates for the 2023-24 marketing year. StatCan on Tuesday released those projections, which largely presented a reduction in yields due to ongoing dry conditions on the Prairies. As of July 31, Canadian […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after data shows crop less damaged than feared

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn prices retreated on Tuesday following U.S. government data showing a smaller-than-expected decline in crop conditions than what many analysts had expected. Wheat hit a two-week low as sluggish demand for U.S. supplies and competition from cheap Russian grain limited the upside in […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Canada to harvest less wheat than expected due to drought

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers will harvest less wheat than expected after dry conditions in parts of the Prairie provinces shrunk yields, a government report showed on Tuesday. Drought is expected to send global wheat stockpiles for major exporters to the lowest levels in more than a decade, a […]

By Rod Nickel

Palmer amaranth pops back up in Ontario

Aug. 28, 2023 at 8:43 pm CDT

A single plant that showed up this summer on the edge of a southwestern Ontario cornfield is cause for concern among Canadian farmers, weed specialists warn. Writing Monday in the ag ministry’s Field Crop News, Ontario provincial weed management specialist Mike Cowbrough said the plant in question, found in Wellington […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb as U.S. crop concerns grow

Aug. 28, 2023 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans and corn climbed on Monday after a U.S. farm survey predicted smaller crop production than government forecasts due to hot, dry conditions across the U.S. Midwest. Wheat dipped on weak demand for U.S. crops, coupled with competition from cheap Russian supplies. Chicago Board of […]

By Christopher Walljasper