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Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 31, 2020

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. intend to plant more edible bean acres in 2020, but will seed less area to peas, lentils and chickpeas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report. Edible bean area in the country is forecast at 1.372 million acres, which would be up roughly seven per cent […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. projects wheat acres at record lows, increases for soy, corn

Grain stocks as of March 1 down on year

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 31, 2020

MarketsFarm — As with last year, total wheat acres in the United States are projected to remain at all-time lows, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department issued its prospective plantings estimates Tuesday. MarketsFarm director of markets and weather Bruce Burnett called USDA’s wheat and soybean estimates positive, while he said its […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. corn, soy stocks top forecasts

By Mark Weinraub March 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– Massive supplies of both U.S. corn and soybeans remained in storage bins around the country ahead of spring planting, U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) data released on Friday showed. USDA also said that farmers planned to boost their corn plantings by 4.1 per cent but severe flooding in the U.S. Midwest may […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat edges lower on profit-taking

By Stephanie Kelly March 26, 2019

New York | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures inched lower on Tuesday as investors took profits after prices hit a one-month high on U.S. export optimism and adverse weather in the United States that threatened to delay sowing. Soybean and corn futures fell on technical selling. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat dropped 1/4 cent […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Shocker USDA reports leave questions for traders

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm March 29, 2018

CNS Canada — Two much anticipated reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent markets soaring and left traders speechless in the last trading day before the Easter holiday. USDA released its quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports Thursday at 11 a.m. CT. Traders had been expecting corn area to be at 80.3 […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn market attention shifts north

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm March 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower over the past week, but stabilized at those lows as attention shifts from weather concerns in Argentina to planting intentions in North America. Rains in Argentina over the past weekend helped ease dryness concerns there somewhat and caused soybeans and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sink to new lows on plentiful supplies

By Karl Plume March 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday and corn dropped to a 2-1/2 month low, pressured by plentiful global supplies amid bumper South American crops and expectations for large plantings in the U.S. The actively traded May-delivery contracts for both commodities hit their lowest levels of 2017. “The […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for support from new crop

By Dave Sims March 22, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished lower during the week ended Wednesday but attention in the market is turning to the new crop — and to North American acreage expectations. During the week, the dominant May canola contract fell $9.20, from $510.80 per tonne to $501.60. Large funds have now flipped to […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

U.S. projects wheat acres at record lows, increases for soy, corn

U.S. corn, soy stocks top forecasts

U.S. grains: Wheat edges lower on profit-taking

CBOT weekly outlook: Shocker USDA reports leave questions for traders

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn market attention shifts north

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sink to new lows on plentiful supplies

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for support from new crop

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