Insights and Stories on Crops

Vietnam to call off thistle seed ban in grain imports

Aug. 27, 2023 at 6:05 am CDT

Vietnam is expected to resume nearer-to-normal grain trade with exporting nations such as Canada, after it loosens a significant restriction on weed seed content. Cereals Canada, a national cereals industry group, on Friday reported that Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has released a revised quarantine pest list due to take effect Sept. […]

Canada says will join as third party in U.S.-Mexico corn dispute

Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on weather risk, export demand

Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Ukraine asks Lebanon to bar Syrian ship carrying ‘stolen’ corn

Aug. 24, 2023 at 8:22 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices now steady

Aug. 24, 2023 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Increases seen in most July grain deliveries

Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Most July deliveries of major grains in the country were higher than those from the same period a year ago, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Total grain deliveries this past month tallied 4.056 million tonnes for a jump of 43.8 per cent over the previous July. All wheat came […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

July canola crush sets new records

Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada reported very sizeable increases in the July canola crush when compared to a year ago. In fact, the month’s crush was not only a record for July but also for any month. Meanwhile, StatCan found the July soybean crush was slightly lower than in July 2022. […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as heat risk in focus

Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures firmed for a second straight session on Thursday, supported by strong exports and supply uncertainty as hot, dry weather cast uncertainty over U.S. prospects. Corn inched down as the market assessed results from this week’s Pro Farmer crop tour. Wheat eased as traders […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Canola following soyoil’s lead

Aug. 23, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – The November canola contract rose above the C$800 per tonne mark for the first time in nearly a month during the week ended Aug. 23. However, it wasn’t without some turbulence over the last two days of trading. On Aug. 22, the November contract lost C$13.40 per tonne […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Early results are in for variable rate fertilizer economics

Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:20 pm CDT

A primary argument for variable rate technology (VRT) is that it enables farmers to be more exact in their use of crop inputs. By breaking fields into specific zones where different or variable application rates can be used, producers are no longer tied to flat rate applications and can make […]

By Mark Halsall