Insights and Stories on Exports

Canola supplies in commercial pipeline tighten

Jun. 1, 2020 at 3:44 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola supplies in the commercial pipeline fell below a million tonnes for the first time in more than seven months, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, amid solid exports and a slowdown in farmer deliveries. Total visible canola supplies of 815,200 tonnes, as of May 24, […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on China tensions

May. 29, 2020 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

President’s cattle call finds expected marks in U.S.

May. 21, 2020 at 4:55 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

China hits Australia with barley tariff

May. 18, 2020 at 9:33 pm CDT

By Colin Packham Dominique Patton

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits lowest since March

May. 18, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat ends week down four per cent

May. 15, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday and recorded their biggest weekly slide in a month, dragged down by rising global stockpiles and improving crop prospects in Europe that signal strong competition for export business, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures closed modestly higher in rangebound trade. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-month low on export competition

May. 13, 2020 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid to a near two-month low on Wednesday, testing psychological support at the $5-per-bushel mark, pressured by forecasts for rising global grain supplies and strong export competition, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures also declined as a speedy U.S. planting pace supported expectations […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Australia requests China trade talks over beef, barley

May. 13, 2020 at 1:53 pm CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s trade minister is seeking urgent talks with his Chinese counterpart after key agriculture exports were hit with suspensions and tariff threats, but said Australia will continue to push for an inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak. Trade minister Simon Birmingham requested a telephone call with Chinese […]

By Kirsty Needham

U.S. grains: Corn up despite USDA forecast for ballooning stocks

May. 12, 2020 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn ended higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast U.S. corn stockpiles would top 3.3 billion bushels by the end of the 2020-21 marketing year, a 33-year high that nonetheless fell below an average of trade expectations. USDA’s forecast for 2019-20 corn […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on export demand

May. 11, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, reaching a 3-1/2 week high on fresh export sales to top global buyer China, traders said. Corn and wheat futures drifted lower as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a monthly supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Julie Ingwersen