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U.S. projects wheat acres at record lows, increases for soy, corn

Mar. 31, 2020 at 5:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As with last year, total wheat acres in the United States are projected to remain at all-time lows, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department issued its prospective plantings estimates Tuesday. MarketsFarm director of markets and weather Bruce Burnett called USDA’s wheat and soybean estimates […]

No delays expected in fertilizer distribution

Mar. 19, 2020 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Jennifer Blair

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn close lower after early gains

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:50 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Sudan to continue to subsidize bread but with ‘justice’

Feb. 12, 2020 at 9:47 am CST

By Reuters

Unharvested crops skew StatsCan stocks data

Feb. 5, 2020 at 2:39 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An unwelcomed early winter storm sent ICE Futures canola contracts higher during the week ended Wednesday, but it will take outside support to sustain a rally, according to industry participants. Snow in Alberta and Saskatchewan and cool and wet conditions in Manitoba slowed harvest operations during the week, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Technical selling pushes wheat, corn, soy lower

Oct. 2, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling after posting sharp gains earlier this week, traders said. Wheat fell most, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract sinking 2.1 per cent, its biggest […]

By Mark Weinraub

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans retreat off highs

Oct. 2, 2019 at 2:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have backed off of highs hit earlier in the week. That’s due mainly to harvest activity putting pressure on prices, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Illinois. Corn crops across the U.S. are currently […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy tops two-month high on China buying, inventory shock

Oct. 1, 2019 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures prices rose to the highest level in more than two months on Tuesday, adding to gains from the previous session when Chinese purchases and a lower-than-expected estimate of U.S. stockpiles buoyed prices. Corn also advanced after rallying four per cent on Monday as […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rally on smaller-than-expected stockpiles

Sep. 30, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — China bought more U.S. soybeans on Monday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported crop stockpiles were smaller than traders expected, sending futures prices to nine-week highs. Corn futures set an eight-week high after the USDA report also showed tighter-than-expected inventories of the yellow grain. Farmers […]

By Tom Polansek