Insights and Stories on Exports

Solid demand, logistics underpin durum bids

Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Durum bids in Western Canada have found some support from solid demand and logistical issues elsewhere in the world. Anecdotal reports of pasta hoarding, due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns, were also somewhat supportive. Cash durum bids in Saskatchewan are currently in the $7.50-$8 per bushel range, according to […]

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation

Mar. 23, 2020 at 8:09 am CDT

By Naveen Thukral

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low

Mar. 17, 2020 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Grain price slump attracts bargain-hunting by importers

Mar. 17, 2020 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Increased demand seen, but problems loom

Mar. 17, 2020 at 11:33 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

China encourages firms to raise pigs overseas

Mar. 16, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China said Monday it is encouraging companies to build pig farms overseas to plug a severe domestic pork shortage after a worse-than-ever African swine fever slashed almost half of its pig herd. China has urged local authorities to support qualified domestic firms to “go out,” and […]

By Hallie Gu Shivani Singh

U.S. grains: Virus worries, export sales drag on soybeans

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on poor export demand coupled with declines in global equity markets tied to worries about an economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, analysts said. Corn followed soybeans lower while nearby Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures clung to modest […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CN faces grain export backlog of 10,000 carloads, CEO says

Mar. 3, 2020 at 5:42 pm CST

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) lost capacity equivalent to 10,000 carloads, or one million tonnes of grain exports, in February due to rail blockades by protesters opposed to a pipeline project, CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest said Tuesday. Activists disrupted passenger and freight traffic last month to show solidarity […]

By Allison Lampert

Argentina ag ministry suspends registration of exports

Feb. 26, 2020 at 12:48 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s ministry of agriculture suspended on Wednesday the registration of agricultural exports until further notice, it said in a statement, a move that traders said likely foreshadowed a steep increase in grains export tariffs. “When they close the registration, it’s because something is coming,” said […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes

Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures stabilized on Tuesday and soybean futures firmed in a mild recovery from the prior session’s steep drop on fears about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Wheat futures were mixed after posting fresh lows on technical selling and pressure from ample global supplies […]

By Karl Plume