Insights and Stories on Harvest

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as harvest advances

Sep. 29, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday on expectations of rapid harvest progress this week and a slowdown in demand from China, a big buyer of U.S. soybeans and corn, in recent weeks, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell but declines in all three […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils see some strength

Sep. 29, 2020 at 3:58 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down on harvest pressure

Sep. 28, 2020 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm after four days of losses

Sep. 25, 2020 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure weighs on corn, soybeans

Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices on rise despite harvest

Sep. 24, 2020 at 12:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed barley and wheat prices in Western Canada have been showing some unusual strength in late September, with prices rising despite seasonal harvest pressure. “Right now we’ve been seeing a lot of talk about exports and the need for feed at feedlots,” said Erin Harakal, senior trader at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs off two-year highs

Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have shown weakness in recent trading sessions, after hitting two-year highs last week. The November canola contract, which closed Sept. 16 at $530.20 per tonne, has since lost over $10, closing Wednesday at $519.60. “Last week when canola moved up very strongly, it just […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Charred U.S. west’s ‘wet ashtray’ wine grapes left to birds

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:36 am CDT

Reuters — Heavy ground smoke clouded Hanson Vineyards in Oregon’s picturesque Willamette Valley for more than a week following a Labour Day windstorm that kicked up wildfires across the western United States. Jason Hanson expects his crews may only harvest five tons of grapes, including his Chardonnay and Gamay varieties, […]

By Karl Plume

Oats values hold steady at harvest

Sep. 23, 2020 at 1:15 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The oats market in Western Canada is holding relatively steady despite seasonal harvest pressure, although yields failed to live up to earlier expectations. “Steady at harvest time is good,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement merchant with Grain Millers in Yorkton. Prices often dip at harvest time due to […]