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U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped on Friday on expectations that crops may benefit next week from a break in the rains that stalled plantings across the American Midwest this spring. Widespread storms caused unprecedented delays in corn plantings and prevented farmers from planting crops across millions of acres. The weather […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather the main factor in canola bids

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Forecasts of rain for Western Canada will certainly help canola in terms of growing this year, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “I spoke with several farmers from across the Prairies who said we got some good rains, a few who didn’t, but by in large, it’s good and the forecasts […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

By Julie Ingwersen June 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Tuesday as government data showing a rain-delayed planting campaign was nearing an end encouraged a pause in a rally that took prices to a five-year high a day earlier. Wheat futures sank on profit-taking and competition for global export business. Soybeans edged higher, supported by ongoing […] Read more

Crops, Markets

USDA makes some changes to Canadian, world crop estimates

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — Corn planting in Canada has been a struggle this year much like for farmers in the U.S., according to Tuesday’s world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA’s May WASDE report estimated Canadian corn production at 15.4 million tonnes, but wet conditions in Eastern Canada saw […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

By Reuters, Tom Polansek June 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: What happens with corn, will happen to soybeans

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — Although there were no major changes to soybeans in June’s world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the commodity’s price shot up on the Chicago Board of Trade. USDA on Tuesday issued its monthly WASDE report, in which estimated U.S. corn production was lowered by nine per […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Corn down, soybeans steady in latest U.S. supply/demand report

By GFM Network News June 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Corn production in the U.S. has been projected to drop by almost nine per cent in 2019, according to the latest world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department released its report on June 11, with some notable changes and ‘non-changes’ compared to its May […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high as USDA cuts yield more than expected

By GFM Network News June 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a bigger-than-expected cut to its yield estimate due to unprecedented planting delays this spring. USDA, in a monthly report, slashed its corn yield projection by 10 bushels an acre from May, or 5.7 per […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

By Tom Polansek June 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures veered between gains and losses while soybean futures rose on Monday as planting delays fueled uncertainty over the size of the nation’s crops. Heavy rains delayed plantings the spring and traders remain unsure about how many acres of corn and soy will actually be planted and how much […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

By Julie Ingwersen June 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a statement on Friday. The wheat […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

ICE weekly outlook: Weather the main factor in canola bids

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

USDA makes some changes to Canadian, world crop estimates

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

CBOT weekly outlook: What happens with corn, will happen to soybeans

Corn down, soybeans steady in latest U.S. supply/demand report

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high as USDA cuts yield more than expected

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

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