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CBOT weekly outlook: Pandemic drives Chicago prices lower

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to pressure U.S. markets, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. “It’s like that movie Groundhog Day. You wake up and it’s the same thing every day,” Capinegro said. There’s a domino effect in the grain industry […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

Market awaits USDA plantings, quarterly stocks data

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on slowing grain demand from ethanol makers, as tightening coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions limited demand for the biofuel. Soybeans ended mixed, with nearby contracts lifted by firm soymeal prices and concerns coronavirus restrictions may impede South American soy shipments. Wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on Russia export quota plan

Chicago corn ends lower

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News March 28, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday on optimism about export prospects as a Russian plan to cap grain exports for the rest of the season shifted attention back to potential supply tensions during the coronavirus pandemic. However, futures pared gains on profit-taking ahead of the weekend and worries that the rally […] Read more

Crops, Markets

USDA’s supply and demand report largely stands pat

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — Any changes in the latest monthly supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday were few and far in between when it came to corn, wheat and soybeans; what the markets largely expected. However, there were some small revisions to the department’s global projections. That meant USDA’s March […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets

Oil price war spells bad news for Canada, global market

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Benchmark crude oil prices plummeted 30 per cent on Monday, after a price war erupted between Saudi Arabia and Russia. While that will mean lower prices at the pumps for consumers, the price war will not bode well for the Canadian economy, according to a pair of industry experts. “We already had the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes

Warm winter, weaker Russian ruble drag on wheat

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News February 26, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures stabilized on Tuesday and soybean futures firmed in a mild recovery from the prior session’s steep drop on fears about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Wheat futures were mixed after posting fresh lows on technical selling and pressure from ample global supplies and stiff competition for U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Robust global demand supports Chicago wheat

By Tom Polansek January 22, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Profit-taking pulled down Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Wednesday after robust global demand and concerns about tightening supplies pushed the most-active contract to its highest price since August 2018. Soybean futures also ended lower, while nearby corn futures inched higher. Traders in the farm markets continued to wait for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-month top as world prices rise

By Julie Ingwersen January 14, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-month high on Tuesday, supported by a pickup in export business and news that Russia, the world’s top wheat supplier, is considering limiting grain exports through June, traders said. Soybean futures ended flat and corn drifted lower as brokers awaited Wednesday’s signing of a U.S.-China Phase […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

By Reuters January 2, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints, the commerce ministry said, a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbours such as Kazakhstan, Russia and perhaps Ukraine. The changes come as China looks to diversify soybean imports amid trade tension with the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 29, 2019

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Geopolitics is again shaping the international scene, including China, Jason Shapiro explained here Thursday at the Grain World conference. Geopolitics, he said, resulted in catastrophic global wars and generated very little peace for close to a century. Shapiro, director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures — an Austin, Tex.-based international risk analysis […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Prices a mixed bag

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CBOT weekly outlook: Pandemic drives Chicago prices lower

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on Russia export quota plan

USDA’s supply and demand report largely stands pat

Oil price war spells bad news for Canada, global market

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes

U.S. grains: Robust global demand supports Chicago wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-month top as world prices rise

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

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