Insights and Stories on Grain Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans shift into wintertime trading

Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As the United States soybean harvest surpassed 80 per cent complete, trading of the commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade slipped into wintertime mode, according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. “Switching to wintertime trading means we are going to put more focus on South American […]

Weekly Canadian canola exports climb higher

Oct. 7, 2022 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canadian organic supplies replenished, but markets quiet

Sep. 30, 2022 at 2:38 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

U.S. says no weekly agriculture export sales data until Sept. 15

Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:00 am CDT

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: The larger picture behind drop in canola

Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:50 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Another volatile holiday week for grain markets

Dec. 31, 2021 at 12:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm – As trading is most often volatile between Christmas and New Year’s, this week did not disappoint. Canola pretty much ran the gamut, swinging higher one day, falling back the next. During the overnight session that ended on the morning of Dec. 30, the nearby January contract apparently hit […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: All quiet on the CBOT front

Dec. 29, 2021 at 2:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm – The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is typically a time for the markets to slow down, and at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), that’s certainly the case. At approximately 10:50 a.m. CST, the volumes for both the highly-traded March corn and soybean contracts did not […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Transport issues, cold weather may affect prices

Dec. 28, 2021 at 5:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm – While significant price movement for pulses has been hard to find as 2022 approaches, major impacts can still be felt when it comes to supply chains. “This time of year, it is very quiet for farmers, processors, exporters, shipping and everything overall,” said Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Mustard supply crunch fuels price spikes

Nov. 5, 2021 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As the world’s largest producer of mustard, a sharp decline in Canadian production has already made a major impact on supply and prices. Despite an increase in seeded acres, Canada’s mustard production dropped 28 per cent to 71,000 tonnes for the 2021-22 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada’s […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures

Nov. 5, 2021 at 3:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Losses in Minneapolis wheat futures weighed on Canadian spring wheat cash bids during the first week of November, although a softer tone in the Canadian dollar did lend some support. Durum bids across the Prairies were up on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) […]