Insights and Stories on Crop Prices

Jan. 23, 2024 at 3:22 pm CST

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada forecasted increases in the production of dry peas and lentils for the 2024/25 crop year compared to those in 2023/24. AAFC issued its first supply and demand report for the calendar year on Jan. 22, which included the department’s preliminary estimates for the coming crop year. The data was not based on farmer surveys or satellite models. 

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 23, 2024 at 11:15 am CST

An investigation into accounting practices in Archer-Daniels-Midland's ADM.N Nutrition segment could not come at a worse time for the company as sinking crop prices look set to erode profit for its core grain trading and processing businesses this year.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Aug. 4, 2023 at 10:32 am CDT

London | Reuters – Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fueled by El Niño, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90 per cent probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The worldwide impact can be enormous, but […]

By Jorgelina do Rosario, Libby George

Aug. 1, 2023 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Before the harvest of lentils gets underway across the Canadian Prairies, there has been some speculation as to which way prices could go, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston’s Grain.  “Of the two stories I’m getting, one is from farmers, and one is from buyers, and of course […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dec. 7, 2018 at 4:14 pm CST

Reuters — Bunge Ltd. is preparing to replace its CEO Soren Schroder as the global grains trader faces investor pressure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources. The company is expected to announce the CEO’s departure in the coming days, the report said, citing people familiar with the […]

By Reuters