Insights and Stories on Harvest

U.S. grains: Wheat lifted on spring planting concerns

Apr. 7, 2021 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Wednesday, following the Minneapolis Grain Exchange’s hard red spring wheat higher on concerns that dryness across the U.S. Great Plains could affect spring wheat plantings. Chicago corn gained ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report on […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on tight near-term supply

Apr. 6, 2021 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Is a bear market next for canola?

Mar. 17, 2021 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on profit-taking after USDA data

Mar. 10, 2021 at 5:21 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Sunflower seed market falls back to Earth

Mar. 1, 2021 at 8:33 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT soy, corn rise on weather delays in Brazil

Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged 1.6 per cent on Tuesday to their highest in more than five weeks on expectations that a slow harvest in Brazil will add further stress to the already tight supply situation in the United States, traders said. Corn futures also were strong, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as USDA projects tight supplies into 2022

Feb. 19, 2021 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast domestic supplies of the oilseed would remain historically tight into 2022 despite its projection for a record-large harvest this autumn. Corn futures were mixed, with nearby contracts slipping from earlier highs on […]

By Karl Plume

Canada’s canola harvest smallest in five years

Dec. 3, 2020 at 11:58 am CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers produced the smallest canola crop in five years, but the largest wheat output since 2013, Statistics Canada said in its final harvest estimate of the year. Canola production looked set to reach 18.7 million tonnes, down 4.5 per cent from last year and below […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Corn declines on long liquidation

Nov. 2, 2020 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Monday as funds scaled back long positions ahead of the U.S. presidential election, and forecasts called for optimal weather in the Midwest, where farmers are wrapping up the harvest of corn and soybeans, analysts said. Wheat futures turned higher, rallying on […]