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File photo of sunset over port facilities at Odesa. (Mixarde/iStock/Getty Images)

Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

By Jonathan Saul, Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth August 12, 2024

Kyiv/London | Reuters – Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has made in the Black Sea area to boost exports even as Russia has attacked its ports. Ukraine is a major global wheat and corn grower and before Russia’s invasion in 2022 […] Read more

Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 14, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell sharply lower during the week ended June 13, seeing a continuation of the previous week’s declines as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by C$16.00 to C$18.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more

New crop pricing for barley is becoming available at levels lower than old crop prices, says grain broker Agfinity. Photo: File

Barley, Corn, Markets

Feed weekly: Prairie barley market steady with good new crop projections

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 13, 2024

Feed barley bids are holding relatively steady in Western Canada, showing little movement over the past month as end users await the new crop amid relatively favourable growing conditions. Drought fears had encouraged some demand earlier in the year, but “now that those fears have been alleviated, (buyers) are starting to dig in,” according to […] Read more

In its latest WASDE report, the USDA held its 2023/24 production numbers for corn with Brazil at 122 million tonnes and Argentina at 53 million. Photo: Thinkstock

Markets

June Supply and Demand report has little effect on grain markets

By Glen Hallick June 13, 2024

To broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. the June supply and demand reports from the United States Department of Agriculture has little impact on the markets for June 12. “Given the fact we didn’t miss expectations by much in any category, I would say we continue to trade as we have been trading,” Ettner said. […] Read more

Canola, Markets

ICE weekly: Canola futures volatile amidst selling, rainy weather

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm June 12, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures went on a rollercoaster ride during the week ended June 12. The July contract failed to record consecutive gains or losses during the week, with prices ranging from C$615.40 to C$641.80 per tonne. The November contract, which traded as high as C$662.90 earlier in the week, fell to its lowest […] Read more

Open interest in the canola market was down by 14,880 contracts on the week. Photo: File

Markets

Fund short position grows in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 10, 2024

Fund traders were back on the sell side of the canola market in early June, putting on fresh bearish bets and growing their net short position, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of June 4, 2024, the net managed money short position in […] Read more

Market talk, Markets

Feed barley outlook for 2024-25

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen May 2, 2024

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

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the […] Read more

General, Reuters

Ukraine’s Dec Black Sea food exports top U.N.-brokered deal at its peak

Kyiv believes it has managed to dislodge Russian forces from the western part of the Black Sea

By Pavel Polityuk, Reuters, GFM Network News January 10, 2024

Ukraine exported 4.8 million metric tons of food via its Black Sea corridor in December, surpassing the maximum monthly volume exported under a previous U.N.-brokered grain deal, brokers said on Wednesday.

File photo of barley being unloaded at a grain terminal in Ukraine on June 23, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Igor Tkachenko)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU ag commissioner pushes for extension of Ukraine grain import ban

Restrictions due to expire Friday

By Julia Payne, Luiza Ilie, GFM Network News September 12, 2023

Brussels/Bucharest | Reuters — The EU agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday said he believes the European Commission should extend a temporary ban on Ukraine imports into five neighouring EU states, as the measure helped boost exports outside the bloc. Ukraine has become entirely dependent on alternative European Union routes, called Solidarity Lanes, for its grain […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn backs away from gains at close

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Tag Archives grain markets

Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures

Feed weekly: Prairie barley market steady with good new crop projections

June Supply and Demand report has little effect on grain markets

ICE weekly: Canola futures volatile amidst selling, rainy weather

Fund short position grows in canola

Feed barley outlook for 2024-25

Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Ukraine’s Dec Black Sea food exports top U.N.-brokered deal at its peak

EU ag commissioner pushes for extension of Ukraine grain import ban

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