Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on South American rainfall

Jan. 19, 2021 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid on Tuesday as rain across South America strengthened crop prospects and bolstered the global supply outlook, traders said. Corn followed soybeans lower, but was supported by strong export demand and possible export limits in Ukraine. Wheat futures fell slightly, but were bolstered […]

Canada consulting at home toward Indonesia trade deal

Jan. 14, 2021 at 7:38 pm CST

By D.C. Fraser

Feed weekly outlook: Barley market’s eye on exports, corn prices

Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:22 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally

Jan. 14, 2021 at 4:17 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn rises

Jan. 14, 2021 at 3:51 pm CST

By Reuters

Port of Thunder Bay wraps up 21st-century-best year

Jan. 14, 2021 at 12:37 am CST

MarketsFarm — The last vessel of the 2020-21 shipping season left the Port of Thunder Bay on Tuesday, wrapping up the busiest year at the port since 1997. Annual cargo volumes through came in at 10.2 million tonnes, which marked the first time the tonnage topped 10 million since 1997. […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: CBOT corn touches 7-1/2-year high

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, hitting a 7-1/2-year high with the market focused on prospects for tight global supplies after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut production estimates for the U.S., Brazil and Argentina. “The number on corn was a game changer […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures surged to fresh multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said 2020 U.S. corn and soy harvests were smaller than expected and stocks of key crops were thinner that previously thought. Corn jumped by as much […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government crop forecast data due on Tuesday. Corn and wheat futures also pulled back from multi-year peaks posted last week as […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks

Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures resumed their rally on Friday after a light setback a day earlier, climbing to 6-1/2-year highs on signs of fresh export demand and expectations that key U.S. crop reports next week will indicate tightening global supplies. Corn futures also rose, hovering near multi-year […]

By Julie Ingwersen