Insights and Stories on Crop Conditions

U.S. grains: Soybeans end near decade low as trade war deepens

Jul. 11, 2018 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to contract lows on Wednesday and the most active contract closed at the lowest in nearly 10 years as an escalating trade war with China stoked worries about long-term export demand from the world’s top importer of the oilseed. Favourable crop weather […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on favourable weather

Jul. 10, 2018 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Pulse weekly outlook: Edible beans in good shape for now

Jun. 12, 2018 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to new lows as rains soak Midwest

Jun. 11, 2018 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on trade worries, good weather

Jun. 8, 2018 at 2:20 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S./China trade uncertainty weighs on soy

Jun. 6, 2018 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Trade uncertainty between China and the U.S., along with good U.S. growing conditions, is pressuring the soybean market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). During the week ended Wednesday, the July CBOT soybean contract dropped about 30 cents to $9.9425 per bushel (all figures US$). “The […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn sags on long liquidation, favourable crop conditions

Jun. 1, 2018 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Friday on technical selling including fund-driven long liquidation along with strong crop prospects amid mostly favourable weather in the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined as the U.S. winter wheat harvest began while soybeans closed firm as traders awaited […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to one-month lows on Wednesday, a day ahead of monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that are expected to confirm big crops and plentiful global grain supplies, analysts said. Soybeans closed fractionally lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries

Jun. 28, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures surged 3.4 percent on Wednesday, topping US$7 a bushel for the first time in nearly three years on worries that stressful weather will curb production of the high-quality milling wheat, analysts said. The jump in Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat lifted […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans in danger of dropping below US$9

May. 31, 2017 at 5:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is increasingly being weighed down as rain-stricken farmers switch out acres intended for corn into oilseeds. The July contract plunged 32.25 cents per bushel during the week ended Wednesday (all figures US$). “You can see the corn has already gained […]

By Dave Sims

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