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CBOT July 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Poor ethanol demand weighing on corn

MarketsFarm — Losses in crude oil and ethanol have weighed heavily on grain and oilseed markets, with Chicago Board of Trade corn falling to fresh contract lows Wednesday. General uncertainty over COVID-19 is expected to keep a bearish tone in the market. “The big thing has been the overall slowdown in ethanol production,” said Tom […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade awaits solid details on ‘Phase One’

By Glen Hallick December 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — While optimism towards the ‘Phase One’ trade deal between the U.S. and China has continued, its initial impact on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has diminished, according to one trader. “I think the biggest thing is everyone is on hold wondering, is it real? The actual terms of this [agreement] are still […] Read more

Vanessa Kummer checks the quality of her family farm’s 2018 soybean crops near Colfax, N.D. on Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Dan Koeck)

Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

U.S. books latest end to soy harvest in a decade

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm —The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in its oilseed crops outlook issued Wednesday, said the country’s 2019 soybean harvest will wind up the latest in 10 years. As of Sunday, the overall U.S. soybean harvest stood at 85 per cent complete, according to USDA’s weekly crop progress report. The pace was two points behind […] Read more

Standing corn west of Giroux, Man. on Oct. 21, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Weather

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

By Glen Hallick November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — With a significant amount of corn still in the fields on the U.S. northern Plains, the harvest may be grinding to a halt, according to MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. In particular, Burnett noted, the corn harvest has been further slowed by a propane shortage, which has caused issues for farmers trying to acquire […] Read more

MGEX December 2019 spring wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June

By Mark Weinraub September 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — MGEX spring wheat futures rallied for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday as farmers harvesting in the northern U.S. Plains found that wet conditions had lowered the quality of the crop there. “They are talking about protein levels really taking a hit with the wet weather,” said Mark Gold, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Wet harvests hurt U.S., Canadian spring wheat quality

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News September 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Excessively wet conditions in the northern U.S. Plains and Canadian Prairies have hurt the quality of the region’s spring and durum wheat crops, potentially tightening supplies of top grades of the grains, handlers and agronomists said. Rains and heavy dew have slowed the harvest and, worse, caused mature, un-harvested wheat kernels […] Read more

CBOT September 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat as farm belt heats up

By Karl Plume June 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as investors squared positions ahead of government reports on acreage and stocks due on Friday and as improving U.S. Midwest weather boosted crop prospects. Wheat futures ended mixed as improved harvest weather in the U.S. Plains winter wheat belt offset support from […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish U.S. Midwest weather story not over

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may have run into some profit-taking resistance, but underlying concerns over wet fields and lost acres should keep the general uptrend in place heading through the summer. “I don’t think this weather story is anywhere near over,” said Preston Zacharias of CHS Hedging’s […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn down second session after five-year high

By Julie Ingwersen June 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Wednesday, sagging for a second straight session as an absence of fresh bullish news prompted investors to book profits after multi-year highs set this week. Soybean and wheat futures followed the weak trend, with a few analysts citing improving U.S. weather forecasts. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

By P.J. Huffstutter, GFM Network News June 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures notched a fourth weekly gain on Friday — even after closing the day down 1.27 per cent — as lack of rain in Russia raised concerns over reduced yields in the world’s top exporter of the grain. Support also came from fears of production losses […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

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CBOT weekly outlook: Poor ethanol demand weighing on corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade awaits solid details on ‘Phase One’

U.S. books latest end to soy harvest in a decade

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June

Wet harvests hurt U.S., Canadian spring wheat quality

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat as farm belt heats up

CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish U.S. Midwest weather story not over

U.S. grains: Corn down second session after five-year high

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

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