Insights and Stories on Crop Conditions

Aug. 25, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on a profit-taking setback after rallying earlier in the week, traders said. “We are just running into a bit of technical resistance across the board,” said Dan O’Bryan, a risk management specialist and broker […]

By Mark Weinraub

Aug. 24, 2022 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied after hitting their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday, underpinned by concerns that hot and dry weather in the Midwest during key crop development periods limited how big the fall harvest will be, traders said. Wheat futures were strong, notching their […]

By Mark Weinraub

Aug. 24, 2022 at 5:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There has been about a one-month gap in between Statistics Canada having gathered its data for next week’s principal crops report and actually releasing the report. That’s something trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg finds irksome. “They’re using computer models of some kind. You would think […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Aug. 24, 2022 at 3:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Reduced corn yields and a lower amount of soybean pods compared to the last few years were two major findings by the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, which started on Tuesday and ends Friday. In turn, prices for both crops on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Aug. 22, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 2.2 per cent on Monday, supported by hopes for a pick-up in the pace of exports as farmers in top global consumer China struggle with hot and dry weather that is expected to reduce the size of the crop […]

By Mark Weinraub