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U.S. grains: Corn hits 3-month high; soy, wheat climbs on weather

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose on Friday to their highest level since January before turning lower and soybeans reached a one-month peak as floods disrupted harvests in top exporter Brazil and disease ate into Argentina’s corn crop, analysts said. Wheat futures hit a one-week high on renewed concerns over dry weather in Russia, the world’s biggest […] Read more




Feed barley outlook for 2024-25

Feed barley outlook for 2024-25

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

Western Canadian barley prices have been grinding lower throughout the winter due to a lack of export demand and larger imports of U.S. corn. However, in late March, domestic prices in the non-major feeding regions of Western Canada were competitive with world values. This caused offshore movement to increase and stabilized the downward slide. It […] Read more









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Canola net short position edges lower

The managed money net short position in canola futures edged lower in the latest reporting period, as fund traders covered some of their bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).