Insights and Stories on Exports

Pulse weekly outlook: India likely in need of more lentils

May. 25, 2021 at 7:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A recent webinar co-hosted by the India Pulses and Grains Association and Pulse Australia focused on lentil production in the two countries, with tighter Indian supplies likely leading to increased import demand going forward. “The share of Australian lentils in India’s import has been 10 to 15 per […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures rise; soybeans, wheat weak

May. 20, 2021 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Saskatchewan barley price spikes, drops

May. 20, 2021 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on technical bounce

May. 18, 2021 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn and soy mixed, wheat down

May. 17, 2021 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. barge backup worsens as Mississippi River shut near Memphis

May. 13, 2021 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A traffic jam on the lower Mississippi River swelled to 771 barges on Thursday as a fractured bridge near Memphis closed the waterway that is crucial for U.S. crop exports. The shutdown fueled concerns about shipping U.S. grain and soy to export markets at a time […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures pierce eight-year peak

May. 6, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended a rally above eight-year highs on Thursday as dry weather threatened harvest yields in major exporter Brazil and kept traders’ focus on ebbing global supplies. Soybeans approached an 8-1/2-year peak reached last week, buoyed by rallying vegetable oil prices, […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Look for May USDA report to be bullish

May. 5, 2021 at 9:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the next supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) a week away, broker Ryan Ettner provided his outlook on the report. “[Soybean] exports have been good enough to meet the USDA’s expectations,” but maybe not enough to adjust any of their numbers, said […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Hemp poised for year of gains

May. 3, 2021 at 9:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The hemp industry in Canada is set for a good year in 2021, according to Canadian Hemp Trade Association (CHTA) CEO Ted Haney. “It looks like we are looking at another 15 to 20 per cent increase in seeded acres nationally, which should take us over the 100,000-acre […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy step back after reaching new eight-year highs

Apr. 27, 2021 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures ended Tuesday lower after extending a rally to eight-year highs, supported by corn supply worries as adverse weather cast early doubts over harvest prospects in top exporters Brazil and the United States. A sharp decline in weekly U.S. wheat crop […]

By Christopher Walljasper