Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on technicals, U.S. weather

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell Wednesday on technical selling and forecasts for welcome rains in northwestern portions of the U.S. Midwest, but wheat and corn futures edged higher. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled down 8-1/4 cents at $13.53-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). CBOT December […]

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on profit-taking off eight-year high

Aug. 17, 2021 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse trade with India strong, but flawed

Aug. 17, 2021 at 1:33 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Drought conditions spur on fall cattle run

Aug. 3, 2021 at 9:01 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feed barley rally pressures feeder cattle market

Jul. 27, 2021 at 10:13 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Jul. 23, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Friday, pressured by extended forecasts calling for cooler weather into August, though hot, dry weather in the coming week across the U.S. Midwest underpinned prices. Wheat ended lower as concerns over unfavorable weather in key exporting countries countered pressure […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Durum markets reckon with weather

Jul. 23, 2021 at 4:20 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The higher temperatures soared and the longer between rains in Western Canada, the lower the yield projections for most crops — and drought-tolerant durum wheat is no exception. With bids already elevated due to a downturn in potential new-crop supply, the price of durum could rise even higher. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

Jul. 22, 2021 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 2.6 per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session streak of gains as traders locked in profits from the rally. Soybean futures were down two per cent, with the latest weather forecasts showing that some timely rains […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on export demand

Jul. 22, 2021 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by strong export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Hog futures were narrowly mixed, with the nearby contract firm on good weekly exports while deferreds eased on technical selling. CME August lean hog futures gained 0.075 cents to 106.65 […]

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices seen as too high, sales stalling

Jul. 20, 2021 at 7:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for pulses, such as lentils for example, have been approaching the point where they are good for growers but getting too expensive for the destination markets, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Mercaris Commodities. “It’s a kind of an interesting scenario, where you see farmers not selling and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm