Insights and Stories on Grain Markets

Dec. 13, 2024 at 9:55 am CST

Russian wheat supplies to Syria have been suspended because of uncertainty about the new government and payment delays, Russian and Syrian sources said on Friday, while two vessels carrying Russian wheat for Syria did not reach their destinations.

By Gleb Stolyarov, Jonathan Saul, Olga Popova, Reuters

Nov. 13, 2024 at 2:51 pm CST

Results from the United States election pulled down soybean prices at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Nov. 13, 2024.

By Adam Peleshaty

Nov. 8, 2024 at 10:48 am CST

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were slightly higher than the week before on Nov. 7, 2024. Meanwhile, durum prices were a bit lower.

By Adam Peleshaty

Nov. 6, 2024 at 2:50 pm CST

The trade's initial reaction to the re-election of former United States President Donald Trump was bearish for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade on Nov. 6. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement on Nov. 7 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand report on Nov. 8 are likely to have a bullish effect on those commodities, said Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 29, 2024 at 2:16 pm CDT

Ukrainian grain exports are expected to be down in the 2024/25 marketing year due to smaller crops, tighter carryout stocks and the ongoing challenges of shipping through the Black Sea, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Kyiv.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin