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CBOT November 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy up after crop ratings dip

Corn sags despite sale to China

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News July 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday after weekly crop condition ratings declined, but improving weather in the Midwest crop belt kept a lid on rallies by backing expectations for large harvests, traders said. Corn closed lower, shrugging off news of a massive Chinese purchase of U.S. corn. Wheat firmed, buoyed […] Read more

CBOT July 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Soybeans pare losses as China buys more

U.S. wheat harvest gathering pace

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News June 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures pared losses on Tuesday as traders said that China was purchasing more U.S. soy, after the market slumped earlier on improved crop progress outlooks. Chicago wheat and corn fell on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s assessment of crop conditions, which analysts viewed as bearish, and a favourable weather […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 28, 2020

MarketsFarm — Favourable growing conditions across most of the U.S. — and a good start to the growing season — have kept commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade locked in a sideways range. In the crop progress report released Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. corn crop was approximately […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

Union warns of fuel supply disruption in ‘Dear Farmers’ notice

Farmers 'should not be worried,' FCL says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 22, 2020

The union representing locked-out workers at Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex is warning Prairie farmers that a disruption of fuel supplies during seeding could be the “only option” it has in its labour dispute with Federated Co-operatives (FCL). Unifor 594, whose 730-odd members at the CRC were locked out Dec. 5 after serving 48 hours’ strike […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Lack of demand for corn exports has continued to drag prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the U.S. dollar has been stronger recently, making exports even less attractive, according to Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International. In contrast, consistent soybean sales since Monday have provided some support to […] Read more

Standing corn west of Giroux, Man. on Oct. 21, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Weather

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — With a significant amount of corn still in the fields on the U.S. northern Plains, the harvest may be grinding to a halt, according to MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. In particular, Burnett noted, the corn harvest has been further slowed by a propane shortage, which has caused issues for farmers trying to acquire […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat pressured by ample global stockpiles

By Julie Ingwersen April 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, pressured by improving U.S. yield prospects and rising global stockpiles, analysts said, while nearby U.S. corn and soybean futures finished unchanged. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat settled down 5-3/4 cents at $4.59-1/2 per bushel after dipping to a one-week low […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

By Mark Weinraub October 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Tuesday after a U.S. government report showed farmers had increased their pace of harvesting what is expected to be a massive crop after a slow start, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also settled in positive territory, recovering early losses after holding support at key technical […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s uptrend intact for now

CBOT weekly outlook: Look for May USDA report to be bullish

U.S. grains: Corn exceeds eight-year high on global supply worries

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s uptrend intact for now

CBOT weekly outlook: Look for May USDA report to be bullish

U.S. grains: Corn exceeds eight-year high on global supply worries

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U.S. grains: Soy up after crop ratings dip

U.S. grains: Soybeans pare losses as China buys more

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound

Union warns of fuel supply disruption in ‘Dear Farmers’ notice

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

U.S. grains: Wheat pressured by ample global stockpiles

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

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