Insights and Stories on Grain Markets

Oct. 6, 2023 at 2:58 pm CDT

Weather and global events continue to create more than enough uncertainty in the ag world, and grain markets are no different. At Ag in Motion this past summer, Ed White of The Western Producer spoke with Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm about world grain supplies and his forecast for commodity markets […]

Sep. 12, 2023 at 6:47 pm CDT

Brussels/Bucharest | Reuters — The EU agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday said he believes the European Commission should extend a temporary ban on Ukraine imports into five neighouring EU states, as the measure helped boost exports outside the bloc. Ukraine has become entirely dependent on alternative European Union routes, called […]

By Julia Payne, Luiza Ilie

Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:13 pm CDT

According to grain markets expert Bruce Burnett of Glacier MarketsFarm, the outlook for grains in the near future isn’t good. Burnett offered up his assessment of grain markets after his latest crop tour during a presentation at Ag in Motion in July where he covered topics such as the impact […]

Jun. 16, 2023 at 8:03 pm CDT

London | Reuters — South American grain exports are set to overshadow Black Sea shipments this year as doubts grow over a U.N.-backed Ukraine deal and international traders cut commercial activities in Russia, a top executive with major commodities group Cargill said. The Black Sea grain deal, which allows the […]

By Jonathan Saul

May. 25, 2023 at 4:01 pm CDT

Reuters — Global grain trader Viterra is in talks to merge with U.S. rival Bunge Ltd., according to a person familiar with the matter, in a potential mega-deal that would reshape the top tier of global grains merchants. There is no certainty that Viterra, part-owned by Switzerland-based mining and trading […]

By Anirban Sen