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Speculative short position declines in canola

Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola continued to shrink during the week ended May 15, as speculators bought back short positions and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 15, 2023, the net managed money short position […] Read more

CBOT July 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX July 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-year low, pulls corn higher

Soybeans down on profit-taking

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.6 per cent on Tuesday, bouncing from their lowest in more than two years, on concerns that Ukraine’s exports were being restricted despite the extension of the Black Sea export deal, traders said. The gains in wheat lent support to corn futures, while soybeans retreated on profit-taking […] Read more


CME July 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on technical selling

Cattle trade sees pressure from rising corn futures

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Tuesday on technical selling as the market moved closer to values in the cash market, traders said. Cattle contracts also were lower, with traders noting pressure from strength in corn futures. Recent declines in both cattle and hogs have done little to spur a […] Read more

CBOT July 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rally

Wheat up off lowest level since March 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Monday and wheat futures firmed as a round of bargain buying supported commodities prices after a bearish global supply picture pushed prices sharply lower this month. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat contract dropped below $6 a bushel for the first time in […] Read more


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Feed weekly outlook: Barley market steady for now

Feedlots still importing U.S. corn

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada continue to hold steady, while attention in the market turns to the new crop going into the ground. “There currently is an uptick in demand for quick movement presenting good opportunities for producers ready to sell,” Alberta grain brokerage Agfinity said in a note to clients. “However, […] Read more

CBOT July 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Chicago futures roil as U.S. debt ceiling talks halt

Wheat turns down, after technical bounce early in session

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures slid sharply on technical trading on Friday, as investors rushed to liquidate their positions ahead of the weekend, traders said. The most-active soybean contract fell to the lowest prices seen since July — and several new-crop soybean contracts also plunged to new contract lows […] Read more


One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)

IGC boosts estimates for global corn, soy production

World wheat output expected down on year

MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday bumped up its forecast for total global grain production for 2023-24 to a record 2.294 billion tonnes, raising outputs for corn and soybeans but reducing its call for wheat. Compared to the IGC’s April report, it added three million tonnes to its May forecast on overall […] Read more

CME August 2023 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average (red line, right column) and CBOT July 2023 corn (yellow line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up ahead of USDA feedlot data

Hog futures mixed; U.S. pork export sales up on week

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday on technical buying and position-squaring ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that is expected to show fewer cattle in U.S. feedlots compared to a year ago, traders said. CME June live cattle settled up 0.7 cent at 165.525 […] Read more


CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and July 2023 corn (orange high/low/close). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: July corn down on poor exports, strong crop prospects

CBOT soybeans, wheat also down; new-crop December corn up off decline

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in 19 months, pressured by disappointing export data and prospects for big U.S. crops, analysts said. Soybean futures hit a 10-month low, and wheat futures slipped more than two per cent as an extension of a deal to allow war-ravaged Ukraine […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower

'Tough day in the markets' as Black Sea deal extended

MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and sunflowers, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. “Guys just started rolling here on [May 14 and 15] fairly heavy. There was […] Read more