Insights and Stories on Harvest

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher on slow harvest pace

Nov. 14, 2018 at 4:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on a slower-than-expected harvest pace and news of fresh export sales, although plentiful global supplies kept a lid on the market, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on sluggish export demand while corn futures ended narrowly mixed. Chicago Board of Trade […]

Fair weather welcome for harvest wrap-up in Sask.

Nov. 8, 2018 at 11:33 am CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Quality-wise Prairie flax crop in good shape

Nov. 5, 2018 at 10:18 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie feed grains drying out, influx of U.S. corn continues

Nov. 1, 2018 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade woes keep soybeans pointed lower

Oct. 31, 2018 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Weather weighed on 2018 Manitoba crop year

Oct. 30, 2018 at 2:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Conditions were variable across Manitoba throughout the 2018 growing season, according to the provincial crop report released Oct. 29. As of Oct. 29, provincially 97 per cent of the total crop was harvested. Crops completely finished include winter wheat, fall rye, field pea and dry bean. The […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Alberta farmers make large harvest progress

Oct. 26, 2018 at 5:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada – After weeks of no harvest progress, farmers in Alberta were able to get back into the fields and make significant harvest progress over the last week, according to the provincial crop report released Oct. 26. The Alberta harvest is now 78 per cent completed as of Tuesday, […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Canadian farmers race to reap wheat while sun shines, but damage done

Oct. 24, 2018 at 12:06 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters – Sunny skies may allow Canadian farmers to swiftly make up for harvest delays this week, wrapping up a nightmarish season for some. But while the harvest is finally on its way in the third-biggest wheat-exporting country, weather troubles look to dent farm incomes due to quality […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low on export woes

Oct. 19, 2018 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Friday and recorded a second straight weekly decline, pressured by fresh cancellations of U.S. soybean sales, traders said. Corn futures fell for a fourth straight session and also notched a weekly drop, while wheat futures firmed after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans down as exports disappoint, weather improves

Oct. 18, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than two per cent on Thursday, with the benchmark November contract recording its largest single-day decline since August, on disappointing weekly export sales and improving U.S. harvest weather, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed the weak tone. Chicago Board of Trade […]