Insights and Stories on Grain Markets

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

Oct. 24, 2024 at 10:52 am CDT

Russia's proposal for a new international grain exchange could take years to get off the ground even though the plan was welcomed by members of the BRICS group of countries at a summit this week in Kazan in Russia.

By Gleb Bryanski, Olga Popova, Reuters

Oct. 18, 2024 at 10:25 am CDT

Despite a lack of activity in the feed grain markets, prices for feed barley and feed grain are trending lower, according to a grain broker from Edmonton.

By Adam Peleshaty

Oct. 3, 2024 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures dipped on Thursday on technical trading after surging to June highs this week. Wheat had climbed to a 3-1/2-month peak as traders monitored drought in the important Black Sea region and signs of possible Russian export caps. Corn exceeded a three-month […]

By Renee Hickman, Reuters

Oct. 3, 2024 at 2:40 pm CDT

Corn production in China is expected to increase to 293 million tonnes in 2024/25, said a report from the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Beijing, with improved yields overriding a slight reduction in harvested area.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm