Insights and Stories on Planting Intentions

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

Feb. 5, 2020 at 10:07 am CST

MarketsFarm — Planting intentions for red and green lentils and other pulses have been looking good for 2020 — but that might change somewhat because prices have slipped a little, said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Discussing pulse crops at a farm show last month in Saskatoon, Mosnaim […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Time running out for trade talks

Mar. 13, 2019 at 3:02 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

USDA’s latest WASDE lacks ‘market-turning’ news

Mar. 11, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StatsCan: Canola area narrows, wheat sowings expand

Jun. 29, 2018 at 9:15 am CDT

By Rod Nickel

Manitoba soybean acreage predictions mixed

May. 9, 2018 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low

Mar. 28, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to two-month lows on Wednesday as improving weather for developing crops in the drought-hit southern Plains put the focus back on ample world supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures closed lower after a choppy session as traders squared positions a day […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA

Mar. 27, 2018 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as rains in the Southern Plains breadbasket boosted prospects for the region’s drought-hit winter wheat crop, analysts said. Soybean futures fell while corn closed flat in light volume ahead of key data due this week from the U.S. Department of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy running out of time for move upward

Mar. 14, 2018 at 8:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade came off their highs during the week and could be poised for further losses, according to a trader. The most-active May contract recorded a high of $10.77 a bushel on March 7 but ended at $10.32 at Wednesday’s close […]

By Dave Sims

Opinions mixed ahead of StatsCan acreage report

Apr. 21, 2015 at 7:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– An early spring and relatively dry fields across much of Western Canada should allow farmers to increase total seeded acreage in 2015, but most analysts only expect minor adjustments on a crop-by-crop basis when Statistics Canada releases its planting intentions report. “StatsCan acreage numbers are always a […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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