By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Mar. 10 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few
highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on
Thursday, March 10.
– CBOT corn futures were up on Thursday, with the May contract advancing by three cents to US$3.6275 per bushel. The market was pushed higher by good export sales and weakness in the US dollar.
– According to the USDA, the projected season-average farm price range decreased by 5 cents for corn, sorghum, and barley, leaving the midpoints of the ranges unchanged on the month. Corn continues to hover around the US$3.60 per bushel mark.
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By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 19 (CNS) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world…
– According to Russia’s agriculture minister, the country has exported 30 million tonnes of grain so far in the current year. Alexander Tkachev says Russia still has close to 25 million tonnes in its current stocks.
– Ukrainian farmers have started planting spring oats according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. So far, 24.6 thousand hectares have been sown. The ministry adds the condition of the country’s winter grain crops has also improved in 93% of the planted areas.
– According to Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, the country will import 26,230 tonnes of feed-quality wheat, and 20,750 tonnes of barley for livestock use, during a buy and sell auction.
– Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alberta were in the C$205 to C$212 per tonne range as of March 4, which was down by roughly five dollars compared to the previous week, according to provincial reports. Feed wheat prices were in the C$225 to C$235 range, which were unchanged.
