Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, hitting nine-month highs on worries about crop losses in top-exporter Russia after multiple nights of frosty weather in key regions.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses
Alberta urges Trudeau to head off port and rail strikes
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do all he can to head off potentially devastating strikes by railway and port workers.
Polish farmers begin hunger strike over EU Green Deal
Five Polish farmers have gone on hunger strike over European Union environmental regulations they say are driving them out of business.
U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations
Chicago corn futures advanced on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected U.S. stockpiles of the grain below market expectations.
Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace
Overall spring seeding of all crops in Alberta was just over 18 per cent complete, according to the province’s first crop report of 2024. The pace was nearly seven points above the five-year average.
Tighter stocks, production in USDA report
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) May World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) released May 10 featured the first production and ending stocks estimates for the 2024-25 marketing year.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed at end of tumultuous week
Prices for wheat on the Canadian Prairies were either side of steady by the week ended May 9. There were losses for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Amber Durum, but Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat incurred increases.
Federal government moves to push back possible rail strike
The federal government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), an official said on Friday.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia
Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
Oat prices rise to five-month highs
Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose to their highest levels in five months in early May as strength in wheat provided support.
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