Insights and Stories on Harvest

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan’s pulse harvest seen as average

Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the harvest in Saskatchewan wraps up for 2022, pulse specialist Dale Risula said pulse crops were quite good this year — a definite improvement over last year’s drought-stricken production. “Overall for the province we will likely see average production this year, although some areas suffered pretty badly,” […]

Russia says annual grain harvest to grow thanks to ‘new territories’

Oct. 4, 2022 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat retreats after nearing three-month high

Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Alberta harvest in home stretch as province dries up

Sep. 30, 2022 at 7:27 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new data, Russia’s annexation move

Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, mixed harvest results

Sep. 29, 2022 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures inched higher on Thursday, supported by strong export sales after lower trade much of the week as harvest progresses across the U.S. Midwest, though some farmers report lower-than-anticipated yields, analysts said. Corn and wheat eased ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Saskatchewan harvest advances under varied rainfall

Sep. 29, 2022 at 2:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Saskatchewan’s harvest progressed during the week of Sept. 20-26 despite variable weather conditions across the province, according to Saskatchewan’s weekly crop report released on Sept. 29. As of Sept. 26, 81 per cent of the province’s harvest was complete, up eight percentage points from the previous week and […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Lots of moving parts’ in grain markets

Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the U.S. dollar strengthened to levels unseen in 20 years over the past week, the prices for many commodities took a tumble, including Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn, wheat and soybeans. However, other factors are in play when it comes to prices, according to one trader. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans sag on recession fears

Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent and corn and soybeans followed the weaker trend on Monday, as fears of a global economic downturn, a rising dollar and expectations of a bumper wheat crop in Russia weighed on commodity markets, analysts said. Forecasts for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat joins broad commodities weakness

Sep. 23, 2022 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about three per cent on Friday, joining a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets tied to fears of an economic downturn that would dent demand, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures joined the weaker trend, pressured by recession fears and favorable […]