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Container ships pass through locks on the Panama Canal. (CIA.gov)

Brazilian grain growers explore increased use of Panama Canal

By Marcelo Teixeira March 15, 2018

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian farmers in top soy state Mato Grosso signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority to evaluate ways to cut transportation costs and boost Brazilian grain volumes using the waterway, the authority’s chief administrator said. The canal’s administration is looking to increase its participation in rising Brazilian […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy running out of time for move upward

By Dave Sims March 14, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade came off their highs during the week and could be poised for further losses, according to a trader. The most-active May contract recorded a high of $10.77 a bushel on March 7 but ended at $10.32 at Wednesday’s close (all figures US$). Jack Scoville […] Read more

A gaucho drives a carriage through the pampas (lowland plains), a primary farming and ranching region of Argentina. (CIA.gov)

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Argentina’s soybean season ‘dead’

By Hugh Bronstein March 12, 2018

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Hope has withered for any recovery in Argentine soy yields hit by a four-month drought that shows no signs of abating, farmers and analysts said Monday, prompting China to step in to fill the gap in soymeal exports from the world’s No. 1 supplier. The dryness that has blighted the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

China says U.S. soybeans ‘prime target’ over tariffs

By P.J. Huffstutter March 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chinese officials have said U.S. soybeans are a prime target for retaliation against tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on steel and aluminum imports, according to the American Soybean Association. Farm groups have long feared that China, which imports more than a third of all U.S. soybeans, could slow their purchases […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm March 8, 2018

CNS Canada — Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture caused a stir in corn and soybean markets on the Chicago Board of Trade. “The Brazil and Argentine numbers (were) really not too terribly exciting. And the world numbers (were) basically kind of going exactly the opposite […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn traders shift gaze to U.S.

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 28, 2018

CNS Canada — As February ends, attention is shifting from South America to the U.S. for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade. “We’re about to flip the calendar into March, when people start paying more attention to the conditions in the U.S.,” said Rich Feltes of RJ O’Brien in Chicago. Attention for the past […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted solid gains over the past month on the back of weather concerns in Argentina. While there’s more room to the upside from a technical standpoint, the fundamentals are starting to become old news. “I think the Argentine story is a little bit exaggerated, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy trade watching soymeal commitments

By Dave Sims February 14, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to climb on charts due to worries over dry soil conditions in Argentina and strength in soymeal — but that could change soon. Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago said traders are keenly watching to see soybean meal commitment numbers in Thursday’s U.S. […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report delivers no surprises

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 8, 2018

CNS Canada — The latest report released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture had no surprises for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), leaving the March corn and soybean contracts little changed. “I think that brokers right now are on the phone talking to their customers, probably some co-ops, elevators are also, and […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Producers lose transparency with end of weekly crush report

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 5, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s grains industry found itself shocked when the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) announced Friday it would stop publishing its weekly report on member crushings. “I loved that report. In Western Canada, or Canada in general, I think any reports that give you kind of a weekly snapshot of what’s happening in […] Read more

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Brazilian grain growers explore increased use of Panama Canal

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy running out of time for move upward

Argentina’s soybean season ‘dead’

China says U.S. soybeans ‘prime target’ over tariffs

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn traders shift gaze to U.S.

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy trade watching soymeal commitments

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report delivers no surprises

Producers lose transparency with end of weekly crush report

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