By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 22 (CNS Canada) – CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade inched up one to two cents per bushel on Tuesday. Demand for US corn continues to stay reasonable as evidenced by US weekly exports that were slightly stronger than expected. According to the USDA, the corn […] Read more
Feed Grains: Brazilian corn prices soften
Feed Grains: Lots of malt on Prairies despite wet year
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 21 (CNS Canada) – CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose three to four cents per bushel on Monday taking strength from soybeans. The market received support from advances in crude oil as well. Barley quality across Western Canada is on the wane due to excess […] Read more
Feed Grains: Canadian durum/wheat feed usage to rise
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 18 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian livestock sector will be using considerably more wheat and durum in its rations in 2016/17 compared to previous years, according to updated supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The AAFC’s market analysis division is now forecasting durum feed usage at 803,000 […] Read more
Feed Grains: US grain exports brisk
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 17 (CNS Canada) – Export movement of US feed grains was brisk over the past week, with both corn and sorghum seeing solid movement. The US Department of Agriculture reported weekly US corn sales of 1.6 million tonnes, which was the second-best of the crop year to date. […] Read more
Feed Grains: Quality of feed a concern
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 16 (CNS Canada) – Large feed grain supplies are expected to keep prices under pressure in Western Canada this winter, but quality will still be an issue even in the feed market. Larger-than-normal disease issues mean that farmers with wheat and durum with high vomitoxin levels will be […] Read more
Feed Grains: Large world grain crops expected
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 15 (CNS Canada) – World cereal production in 2016 will be larger than earlier expected, according to a recent report from the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO forecast total cereal production in 2016 at 2.571 billion tonnes, which would be up 1.5 per cent […] Read more
Feed grains: Corn futures decline with US harvest
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 14 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, November 14. – Corn futures were about two to four cents per bushel weaker in early activity on Monday, as the country’s bumper harvest and strong currency weighed on the market. […] Read more
Feed Grains: Russian corn harvest rolls on
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 10 (CNS Canada) – CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose two cents per bushel on steady demand from end-users. The market was also correcting itself in the wake of yesterday’s losses. The Russian corn harvest continues to chug along with the government estimating 14.5 million […] Read more
Feed Grains: Russia lowers grain export estimates
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 9 (CNS Canada) – CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 11 to 13 cents per bushel on Wednesday as the USDA predicted production in the US would exceed previous estimates. Production is expected to hit 15.2 billion bushels with yields of 175 bushels an acre. […] Read more
Feed Grains: Corn futures rises with election speculation
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 8 (CNS Canada) – CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade climbed seven to eight cents per bushel on Tuesday due to short covering. Analysts expect Wednesday’s USDA report to slightly reduce estimates for US corn production and inventories. There were also ideas that a win by […] Read more