U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Monday, supported by fresh export demand, dry weather in the Midwest crop belt and uncertainty about the start of planting in Brazil, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export demand, dry weather in US and Brazil
AAC Westking vies for wheat crown
AAC Westking aims to surplant AAC Brandon as spring wheat of choice on the Prairies
Reading Time: 4 minutes New wheat variety AAC Westking aims to surplant AAC Brandon as spring wheat of choice on the Prairies.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat and corn fall on profit taking
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures slid on Friday on expectations of large U.S. yields and profit taking following a rally earlier in the week sparked by speculators unwinding large short positions, traders said. Wheat and corn futures also dipped as funds sought profits and positioned ahead of two U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that will […] Read more
Alberta harvest progressing rapidly
Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the […] Read more
New central Alberta wheat milling facility announced
Parrish & Heimbecker building $241 million plant in hamlet of Springbrook
Reading Time: 2 minutes Parrish and Heimbecker is building a new wheat mill in central Alberta.
Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops
A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). “This […] Read more
Solid Canadian grain/oilseed exports to start 2024/25
Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year are running well ahead of what moved during the same time the previous year, with just over a million tonnes of canola already moved, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total exports of all the major grain, […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Western Canadian wheat bids rise
Western Canadian wheat bids were mostly higher during the week ended Sept. 5, following the lead of United States wheat futures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the country’s spring wheat harvest to be 70 per cent complete as of the start of September, matching the five-year average and being two points ahead of last […] Read more
Ukraine’s maritime food exports fall to 4.13 mln T in August
Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s food exports by sea and river totalled 4.13 million metric tons in August, down from 4.25 million tons in July, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday. That included 2.18 million tons of wheat, 553,732 tons of corn and 454,641 tons of barley, the data showed. Ukraine’s UGA grain traders union […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over damaging, dry U.S. Midwestern weather […] Read more
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