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CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, mixed harvest results

CBOT wheat eases after earlier gains; Russia's annexation plans in focus

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures inched higher on Thursday, supported by strong export sales after lower trade much of the week as harvest progresses across the U.S. Midwest, though some farmers report lower-than-anticipated yields, analysts said. Corn and wheat eased ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly U.S. grain stocks and […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie barley market still strong

Availability of trucks remains an issue

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MarketsFarm — The feed barley market remains strong despite the influx of freshly harvested supplies, with little competition from other feed sources. “The markets have been coming up steadily, with what feels like no harvest pressure,” said Suzanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “People were hoping the market would get lower and […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on war worries

Corn, soy also firm despite recession fears

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Wednesday, supported by fears of escalating conflict between major grain exporters Russia and Ukraine, as well as dry conditions in the U.S. Plains crop belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat futures higher and soybeans closed up fractionally, shaking off pressure from […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, Ukraine worries

Soy turns lower; corn ends up but down off day's high

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent on Tuesday as worries about escalating conflict in Ukraine and a pause in the U.S. dollar’s run-up to 20-year highs spurred a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures also firmed but pared gains by the close, and soybean futures turned lower on technical […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans sag on recession fears

Projections raised for Russian wheat crop

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent and corn and soybeans followed the weaker trend on Monday, as fears of a global economic downturn, a rising dollar and expectations of a bumper wheat crop in Russia weighed on commodity markets, analysts said. Forecasts for favourably dry weather for the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Canadian wheat, canola stocks projections revised higher

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MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat and canola ending stocks for the 2022-23 crop year are forecast to end up above earlier projections, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released late Friday. The updated estimates account for recent production and old-crop carryout numbers from Statistics Canada. Total wheat ending stocks for 2022-23 are […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: External factors raise bids

U.S. wheat futures gain on the week

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MarketsFarm — Despite the usual harvest pressures, western Canadian wheat bids jumped during the week ended Thursday, largely due to geopolitical and macroeconomic factors. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday again raised its key interest rate to combat rising inflation — this time a 75 basis point increase, to 3.25 per cent. The rate hike […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat joins broad commodities weakness

CBOT corn, soybeans also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about three per cent on Friday, joining a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets tied to fears of an economic downturn that would dent demand, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures joined the weaker trend, pressured by recession fears and favorable weather for the expanding U.S. […] Read more
Wheat in progress west of Pathlow, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Good grain yields seen in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

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MarketsFarm — Despite delays in the ongoing barley and wheat harvests across the eastern Prairies, early indications have suggested healthy amounts of grain production. “Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba still have a bit of harvest to go, but generally the yields are good,” Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities at Moose Jaw, Sask., said. “Quality […] Read more

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