Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, snapping a three-session losing streak as a wave of bargain buying hit the market after prices sank to their lowest in 6-1/2 months, traders said. Corn and wheat futures fell, with poor demand for U.S. supplies pushing prices toward lows hit earlier […] Read more
U.S. grains: Bargain buying pulls soy up off lows
CBOT wheat, corn weak
U.S. grains: Corn futures firm; wheat, soybeans lower
Black Sea deal concerns supportive for wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday, their fifth day of gains in the last six sessions, on signs of strength in the cash market, traders said. Soybean futures ended lower as the market faced pressure from weakness in the crude oil market, as well as a fast pace of planting in […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola showing independent strength
Prairie weather uncertainty supportive
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures’ canola market saw some independent strength relative to other oilseeds during the week ended Wednesday, as speculative positioning and the need to ration tight old-crop supplies provided support. Canadian canola stocks as of March 31 were pegged at 5.95 million tonnes by Statistics Canada in a report released Tuesday. That was […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan report likely won’t affect prices
Canada 'not the market maker' on peas, lentils
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) on Tuesday released its report on grain stocks at March 31, with MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville suggesting there’s not much to the report. “It’s one of those [reports] where people look at it and move on,” he said. StatCan’s report pegged total farm and commercial stocks of chickpeas at […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat fall on bearish weather
U.S. soy planting seen at near-record pace
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures dropped on Tuesday, under pressure from a fast pace of planting across key production areas of the U.S. Midwest and an outlook for good growing weather once seeding is finished, traders said. Soft red winter wheat futures also weakened, with the benchmark CBOT […] Read more
Canada’s expected flax area smallest since 1950
Other commodity prices outperforming flax
MarketsFarm — Blue flowery fields of flax will be fewer and farther between in Western Canada, according to Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) first survey-based seeding intentions report for 2023-24. In a report released late last month, StatCan projected only 689,000 acres of flaxseed to be planted this spring, an 11.6 per cent decrease from the year […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soy dips, corn flat as planting progresses
No agreement yet to extend Ukrainian export shipping
Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago soybeans ended down and corn was flat on Monday, as U.S. planting progressed ahead of last year and uncertainty over whether Ukraine’s safe shipping agreement for grain exports will be extended with the deal set to expire on May 18. Corn, one of the crops exported out of Ukraine, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago grains end week up as no new Black Sea ships authorized
Markets also have eye toward U.S. crop report
Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grains and soy ended the week higher on Friday as hopes dimmed for the renewal of a U.N.-brokered deal allowing the safe Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain. Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations failed to reach an agreement to authorize any new vessels to carry out Black […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Futures pressure Canadian prices
Some buyers still seeking coverage
MarketsFarm — Prices for feed grains in Western Canada continue to ease off, but seasonal activity isn’t the only reason contributing to the declines. Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said futures markets are also playing their part in pressuring feed grain prices. “Especially with the wheat markets due to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up on Black Sea deal doubts
Cancelled China sales weigh on corn prices
Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat hit a one-week high and closed up on Thursday as markets cautiously eye developments on the Black Sea grains corridor following a wave of fresh tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Corn clawed back some ground lost early in the day to close nearly flat after news of cancelled […] Read more