Insights and Stories on India

U.S. forecaster sees 62 per cent chance of El Nino developing during May-July

Apr. 13, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday predicted a 62 per cent chance of the El Niño phenomenon developing in the Northern Hemisphere during May-July, and a strong chance toward end-year, likely compounding risks to crops across the globe. “The coastal warming in the eastern Pacific may foreshadow changes […]

Pulse weekly outlook: World chickpea supplies expected tight over next six months

Apr. 4, 2023 at 1:36 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: India looking for lentils, large Australian crop in play

Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:04 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices up ahead of India harvest

Jan. 24, 2023 at 2:37 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

India allows exports of wheat flour processed from imported grain

Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally ahead of USDA report next week

Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Friday, lifted by technical buying and short covering along with spillover support from higher equities and energy markets. Wheat and corn drew additional support from a weaker dollar and concerns about continued grain shipments from Ukraine amid Russian […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans steady

Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans inched higher on Wednesday, bouncing from two days of declines, though the recovery was limited by rain improving weather forecasts in the U.S. Midwest. Wheat prices fell, pressured by increased export activity from Ukraine, while corn traded near even. The most-active soybean contract on […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends lentil tariff suspension

Aug. 9, 2022 at 2:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The decision by India’s government to continue with a suspension of import tariffs on lentils has been met with a sigh of relief from Pulse Canada. On Feb. 12, India removed an 11 per cent tariff on Canadian lentils, just seven months after reducing the same tariff from […]

By Adam Peleshaty

June USDA report includes few changes or surprises

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were only a handful of major changes in the monthly supply and demand report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “I thought it was neutral to a little bit friendly,” said Terry Reilly, grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago. Perhaps most notable were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after earlier slide

Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Thursday after reaching two-month lows as liquidation by investment funds abated and supply tensions remained despite talks to reopen Ukrainian ports that have been blocked since Russia’s invasion. A large wheat purchase by Egypt and a report that the U.S. government […]