Reading Time: 2 minutes Kevin Cook wants farmers to grow more weeds. He is the vice-president of breeding at CoverCress Inc., a company that has successfully converted stinkweed, also known as pennycress, into a viable winter oilseed cover crop. The initial target market will be the central United States but it could eventually make its way north to Western […] Read more

Company seeks stinkweed acres in the U.S.
Fit seen in renewable diesel feedstock market, Canola Week told

Speculative short position hits new record in canola
Soybeans hit largest net short position since March 2020
Speculators were back adding to their large net short position in canola to start 2024, taking the bearish bet to a new record, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

U.S. grains: Corn plunges on robust supplies, sluggish US demand
Soybeans fell to lowest price in 26 months on larger Brazilian crops, U.S. yield
Chicago corn futures plunged to a three-year low on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that U.S. corn stocks swelled to their highest levels since 2018

US corn stocks swell as world recovers from tighter supplies
Global corn ending stocks are projected to hit a six-year high in 2023/34
U.S. corn inventories last month swelled to their largest level since 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, as global supplies recover from multi-year lows.

U.S. grains: Soy futures near two-year lows as traders await US crop reports
Corn futures eased; wheat futures also slumped
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended flat on Thursday and remained near their lowest level since December 2021 amid lackluster demand for U.S. exports and an improved South American supply outlook.

IGC raises wheat, corn, cuts soybeans
IGC upped projected total grain ending stocks to 590.2 million tonnes
As the world’s supply of grain for 2023/24 was increased to 2.307 billion tonnes, the International Grain Council bumped its projections for wheat and corn, while trimming those for soybeans.
Argentina farm exports halved in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentine farm exports totalled about US$19.7 billion in 2023, data from the country’s major oilseeds crushing and export body show. That is a 51 per cent drop from the previous year, largely because bad weather reduced agricultural output. December data from industry body CIARA-CEC showed in a monthly report that companies in the sector exported […] Read more

StoneX slashes Brazil soy outlook
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agribusiness consultancy StoneX on Jan. 2 cut its estimate for Brazil’s soybean crop in 2023-24 due to lack of rain in key farmlands. It now forecasts a 152.8 million tonne harvest, down from its previous estimate of 161.9 million tonnes. The cut means StoneX no longer forecasts a record crop in Brazil, the world’s largest […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on demand concerns, Brazilian crop outlook
Corn, wheat futures were steady to up
Chicago soybean futures fell on Wednesday, shedding gains from the previous session, amid growing market concerns about export demand and improving weather for Brazil's oilseed crop.

ICE canola weekly outlook: Possible support uncovered
Chicago soyoil has shown some stability, underpinning canola
The ICE Futures canola market hit fresh contract lows to start 2024 but may have finally uncovered some support.