Insights and Stories on Russia

World crop briefs: Black Sea’s oilseed yields seen larger

Oct. 17, 2018 at 5:05 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Black Sea region’s oilseed crop for 2018-19 is estimated 160,000 tonnes higher, at 43.36 million tonnes, according to the latest estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In its October estimates, USDA estimated Ukraine rapeseed production would come in at 100,000 tonnes more than previous estimates […]

Vietnam could halt imports of wheat containing thistle seed

Oct. 11, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as wet Midwest weather seen halting harvest

Oct. 5, 2018 at 2:52 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

World crop briefs: Russia makes wheat pitch to Algeria

Oct. 2, 2018 at 3:07 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-month high on strong U.S. export sales

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

Sep. 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Big U.S. corn yields surprise market

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:34 pm CDT

CNS Canada — An unexpected upward revision to this year’s U.S. corn yields sent prices dropping Wednesday, and more losses are likely, according to market analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a report released Wednesday, pegged average corn yields at 181.3 bushels per acre — up by about three […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 3.6 per cent on Wednesday, for their biggest daily declines since April, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for U.S. production more than analysts expected, traders said. Wheat futures also tumbled, tracking losses in corn and on pressure from […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

Sep. 10, 2018 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Monday on a mix of technical buying after last week’s seven-week low and fundamental support from tightening supplies in Australia and Russia, analysts said. Soybean futures also advanced while corn futures were little changed ahead of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat weakens on poor export demand

Sep. 5, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell 1.8 per cent on Wednesday, its third decline out of the last four sessions, as export prospects for U.S. supplies remained dim despite crop shortfalls in key production areas of the Black Sea region, traders said. Corn dropped after […]