Insights and Stories on Exports

CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE yields mixed results

Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:35 pm CST

MarketsFarm — World agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have turned out largely bullish for wheat values, bearish for corn and neutral for soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The report, released Tuesday, lowered U.S. wheat stocks by 40 million bushels […]

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

Nov. 29, 2019 at 7:54 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy hits two-month low on export competition

Nov. 26, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Canada’s canola crush posts new monthly record

Nov. 25, 2019 at 8:06 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Millions of acres of canola freeze, compound ‘harvest from hell’

Nov. 15, 2019 at 7:13 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on increased optimism for trade deal

Nov. 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures crawled higher on Friday on increased optimism that the U.S. and China may soon strike a deal to ease their trade war. Sentiments improved about the prospects for an agreement after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday evening that the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Harvest pace drags on corn, soybeans

Oct. 23, 2019 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended flat on Wednesday as optimism that China would significantly increase U.S. export purchases after offering to waive tariffs was overshadowed by a lack of confirmed buying and an accelerating U.S. harvest. Corn was also flat on harvest pressure and limited demand, while […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on hopes of fresh export sales to China after Beijing gave major crushers waivers to import U.S. soybeans without retaliatory tariffs. Futures, however, drifted from early highs as new export deals failed to materialize and as farmers took advantage of […]

By Karl Plume

Corn exports expected down in AAFC’s October outlook

Oct. 18, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Friday issued its October outlook for principal field crops, with some revisions compared to the September report. One of the most notable numbers from AAFC was the drop in 2019-20 corn exports, which were estimated to be about 1.5 million tonnes, over […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

Oct. 17, 2019 at 4:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers made record deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the second week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Wet weather, including heavy snow in some regions, continued to keep farmers off of their fields across much of Western Canada, but producers […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin