Insights and Stories on Grain Prices

Ukraine introduces minimum export prices for major agricultural goods

Dec. 2, 2024 at 9:15 am CST

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine has introduced a new system for exporting key agrarian goods, including grains, which implies a ban on shipping consignments of goods at prices below those set by the agriculture ministry. Ukraine is a major grain and oilseeds grower and exporter and the new system became […]

EU sets Ukraine grain import restrictions in five countries until June 5

May. 2, 2023 at 3:37 pm CDT

By Reuters

Bans on Ukrainian grain imports mount as Kyiv seeks transit deal

Apr. 17, 2023 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Andriy Perun Pavel Polityuk Pawel Florkiewicz

As grain prices fall, food prices to ease first in developing world -U.S. official

Jul. 26, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

By Ana Mano

Mustard prices down amid rising prospects

Jun. 28, 2022 at 1:56 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Futures slip on seasonal pressure

Oct. 12, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday, pressured by a softening in seasonal demand and the continued impact from backlogs at slaughterhouses, traders said. Lean hogs also eased on profit taking, while feeder cattle also followed live cattle for a loss. CME October live cattle futures […]

By Christopher Walljasper

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Grain price slump attracts bargain-hunting by importers

Mar. 17, 2020 at 2:46 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters — The collapse in grain prices caused by concern about the global impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus has generated some bargain-buying by importing countries, traders said on Tuesday. But they said the extent was still limited and there were no signs importers were making especially large purchases […]

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Grains pressured by lower demand

Dec. 12, 2019 at 7:51 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Bids for feed grains have backed off previous highs as feedlots in Western Canada are covered into the New Year. “Now they’re bidding January and forward,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. Bids for feed barley and feed wheat delivered from January to March were […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prolonged Prairie harvest pushes up grain prices

Nov. 14, 2019 at 8:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A seemingly never-ending harvest across the Prairies has been responsible for a $10-$15 per tonne jump this month in feed grain prices, said Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw. “It’s probably gone up $5 this week,” Loyns said. This year’s extended harvest, coupled with […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Low ending stocks supportive

Feb. 21, 2019 at 4:24 pm CST

With some of the lowest ending stocks in more than a generation, feed grain prices are doing quite well in Western Canada, said Ed Baldwin of AgChieve Grain Marketing in Winnipeg. Baldwin, AgChieve’s manager of advisory services, said Canada has its lowest ending stocks for feed grains in the last […]