Soybean futures eased on Monday on forecasts for rain in dry areas of top exporter Brazil and Argentina and on rising United States supplies as clear Midwest weather boosted harvesting.

U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher

Malaysia to produce less palm oil – USDA attaché
Palm oil production in Malaysia is projected to ease back in 2024/25 as compared to the previous year, said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Kuala Lumpur.

Eastern Canadian oilseeds to receive funding
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has announced funding up to C$4.3 million over five years to the Eastern Canada Oilseed Development Alliance (ECODA).

Ukraine farm sector indirect losses may reach $83B due to Russian invasion, analysts say
Indirect losses in Ukraine's key agricultural sector caused by the Russian invasion could reach $83 billion by the end of 2025, mainly due to falling harvests, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) said on Thursday.

EU cuts wheat crop estimate to 12-year low
European wheat production forecast at 12-year low. Corn, barley, oilseeds also down on year.

Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year
The amounts of Canadian oilseeds crushed, as well as those for grains delivered, saw slight increases compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds last June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to be 776,354 tonnes, with 334,909 […] Read more

ICE Canada weekly outlook: Canola continues to be bearish
Keep close eye on upcoming stocks as of Dec. 31 Stat Can report, says analyst
Despite farmer selling there remained little doubt that the canola market was bearish during the week ended Jan. 31, according to analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Commodity Analysis in Winnipeg.

Renewable diesel plans questioned
Conventional diesel is still cheaper than biodiesel: analyst
Reading Time: 3 minutes The renewable diesel math does not add up, according to one economist. Excitement around biofuels has been high in both Canada and the U.S., with organizations like the Canola Council of Canada flagging the fledgling market as a potential major driver of demand in coming years. Biofuels “seem to be taking the front-and-centre space for […] Read more

Record large short position grows in canola
CBOT net short position on soybeans more than doubled
The record large net short position in ICE Futures canola continued to rise in mid-January, as fund traders put on more bearish bets and liquidated long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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