Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag on demand worries

Jun. 14, 2023 at 7:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures and nearby soybean futures fell on Wednesday, backing down from multi-week highs, as traders weighed fears of flagging demand for grains and other commodities against worries about dry Midwest weather curbing crop prospects, traders said. Wheat futures sagged on profit-taking after a four-session […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market for soy, corn

Jun. 14, 2023 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan pulses dealing with dryness

Jun. 13, 2023 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach one-month high on weather woes

Jun. 13, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle under 500 lbs. jump over $400

Jun. 12, 2023 at 10:08 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on dry conditions

Jun. 12, 2023 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a nearly two-month high on Monday as traders fretted about disappointing weekend rains and dry conditions stressing crops in portions of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Wheat futures followed, finding additional support from rising tensions in the Black Sea region. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as soyoil touches one-month high

Jun. 9, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures exceeded a three-week high on Friday as demand from end-users helped push soybean oil above a one-month peak, traders said. Spillover support from soyoil’s rally lifted soybeans while corn futures slumped, traders said. Soyoil has advanced more than 22 per […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rebound

Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, bouncing back from a sharp sell-off a day earlier on support from technical buying and concerns about supply disruptions stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, traders said. Corn and soybeans also closed in positive territory, with old-crop contracts supported by expectations […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Market in a waiting game

Jun. 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding relatively steady for the time being as both buyers and sellers wait to get a better handle on new-crop production. “It’s a waiting game at this point between the farmer and the feedlot,” said grain merchant Jay Janzen of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola finds support from funds, weather

Jun. 7, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After being in a steady decline over the past month, the ICE Futures canola market was on the rise for the week ended Wednesday. The July canola contract closed Wednesday at $670.30 per tonne, an increase of $20.70 from the week before. Meanwhile, the November canola contract rose […]

By Adam Peleshaty