Insights and Stories on Wheat

Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers

Jun. 26, 2023 at 3:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released Wednesday. It will be the second survey-based acreage report for the 2023-24 marketing year, after the first one was released […]

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat vaults higher, durum nudges up

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall ahead of weekend

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Rains lift interest, prices

Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn down off multi-month highs

Jun. 22, 2023 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

AAFC’s June supply/demand estimates mostly unchanged

Jun. 22, 2023 at 2:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Monthly supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were left mostly unchanged in June, as the department awaits updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada at the end of the month. Only corn saw any adjustments in the numbers from May, with a 200,000-tonne increase in 2022-23 exports, now […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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CBOT weekly outlook: Weather fuels rallies in grain prices

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Weather and less-than-stellar crop conditions were the primary factors that caused week-long rallies on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Ongoing dryness in most areas of the U.S. saw crops begin to deteriorate. The corn crop dropped six points to 55 per cent […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to multi-month highs on weather concerns

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose to multi-month highs on Wednesday, supported by concerns about crop shortfalls around the globe due to adverse weather in key production areas. “Listening to the meteorologists this morning, they pretty much threw in the towel on any moisture for […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures steady; wheat mixed

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures steadied on Tuesday after the market rallied sharply at the end of last week on concerns that hot and dry weather will lead to harvest shortfalls. The market remained underpinned by the most recent forecasts, which remained unfavourable for key growing […]

By Mark Weinraub

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids higher, durum down

Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warmer-than-normal temperatures and ongoing dryness in both Western Canada and the U.S. helped raise Prairie wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. Rains fell onto parts of northern and central Alberta on Thursday, but the rest of the Prairies only saw sporadic showers, if any, during the week. […]

By Adam Peleshaty