Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. grains: Weather worries lift soybeans, new-crop corn

Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday on worries about dryness building in the Midwest crop belt, while a setback in the dollar and speculative buying at the start of a new month lent additional support, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat climbed 2.8 per […]

U.S. grains: Wheat bounces off 2-1/2 year low

May. 31, 2023 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Quick seeding bringing down prices

May. 31, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on uncertain demand, weather

May. 30, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Canadian feeder market rationing demand

May. 30, 2023 at 2:20 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Pre-election reports analyze Alberta’s ag issues

May. 26, 2023 at 9:22 pm CDT

Alberta farmers’ concerns with provincial policy, and the two major parties’ stances on those concerns, are the subjects of a three-part analysis leading up to a provincial election on Monday. The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy, a think tank operating out of the University of Calgary’s School of […]

By Jonah Grignon

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high on weather worries

May. 26, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures reached a one-month high on Friday as forecasts for dry weather in the U.S. Midwest kept attention on early risks to this year’s crop. Soybean and wheat futures also rose, with the agricultural markets posting weekly gains following recent declines […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Weak export demand, rising U.S. dollar pressure soy, corn

May. 25, 2023 at 6:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and grain futures eased on Thursday as a strong U.S. dollar added to concerns about lacklustre export demand, traders said. The dollar rose for a fourth straight session to a two-month high, making U.S. commodities look less attractive to importers. Favourable […]

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Rain falls, grain prices to follow

May. 25, 2023 at 10:58 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada are showing the usual seasonal weakness as spring seeding continues, but prices are set to fall further. “I think as we get going, (prices) are going to lower down quite a bit,” Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities Ltd. at Lethbridge said. “The […]

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t bank on $700 canola, analyst suggests

May. 25, 2023 at 12:58 am CDT

MarketsFarm — New-crop canola prices on ICE Futures seemed to be destined to remain well below $700 per tonne, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “The market tends to be back where it came from,” Anderson said, stressing that chances of canola pushing higher requires fresh […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm