Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as Black Sea grain deal expires

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures fell on Monday as Russia’s exit from the Black Sea export deal failed to shock traders. Wheat and corn futures slumped after earlier rising to two-week highs when Russia announced it was leaving the agreement that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise as Ukraine shipping deal set to end

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:27 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

The durum drought

Jul. 14, 2023 at 11:23 am CDT

Feed weekly outlook: Dryness helps push up grain prices

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as focus returns to weather, dollar

Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits 2-1/2-year low, soybeans tumble over USDA data

Jul. 12, 2023 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest price since early 2021 on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a larger-than-expected domestic crop and rising supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures tumbled after USDA’s forecast of 2023-24 soy ending stocks fell above a range of trade […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola climbs on weather worries

Jul. 12, 2023 at 3:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved steadily higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting its strongest levels in more than four months as bullish chart signals and production uncertainty across the Prairies provided support. A bearish reaction in the Chicago soy complex to the latest supply/demand estimates (WASDE) […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react bearishly to WASDE report

Jul. 12, 2023 at 2:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) saw futures come down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Wednesday. Corn prices were 18 cents per bushel lower on the day, while soybeans lost 27-33 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on supply worries ahead of USDA reports

Jul. 11, 2023 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as traders braced for a monthly U.S. government crop report due on Wednesday that is expected to project a smaller crop and tighter supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as a drone strike on Ukraine’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures climb ahead of key USDA reports

Jul. 10, 2023 at 7:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about two per cent on Monday, bouncing off of a one-week low set Friday as traders positioned ahead of monthly crop reports due at midweek from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that are expected to project tighter U.S. supplies of the oilseed, […]

By Julie Ingwersen