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Mark Tuttle digs through soil to find soybean sprouts at his soy farm in Somonauk, Illinois, U.S., May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

US farmers opt for soy to limit losses as all crop prices slump

By Reuters June 4, 2024

In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast farmers would plant 86.5 million acres of soybeans nationwide this spring, the fifth most ever. Some analysts expect soybean acres to increase by another million acres or more as heavy rains close the window on corn planting.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy slip on positive crop progress outlook

By Reuters June 3, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on shaky demand, technical trading and expectations of strong seeding progress and crop condition for corn later in the day, traders said.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures end week lower with Russian crop in focus

By Reuters May 31, 2024

Forecasts for a smaller Russian wheat harvest due to persistent drought and frost pushed prices to a 10-month high of $7.20 a bushel this week. But by Friday, traders were less concerned about how much relief the well-timed rains might give the country's crop, analysts said.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat slips further from highs as Russia rain awaited

By Reuters May 30, 2024

Chicago wheat futures turned lower for a second straight session on Thursday, falling from 10-month highs, as traders assessed whether rain forecast in parts of Russia would halt a rapid decline in harvest estimates for the world's top exporter.

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Livestock, Markets

‘Status quo’ for Prairie feed market

May 30, 2024

Feed grain bids in Western Canada lack any clear direction for the time being, as farmers finish up spring seeding around consistent rains.

The beef cattle industry is bracing for a level of heifer retention this summer and fall that's expected to lower the feeder cattle supply.

Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Lower feedlot placements support cattle market

Cow-calf producers should think about selling calves in late summer versus fall

By Jerry Klassen May 29, 2024

During the last week of April, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a live basis in the range of $256-$258 per hundredweight delivered, up $18/cwt from three weeks earlier. Alberta fed cattle basis levels have strengthened as market-ready supplies tighten. In Kansas and Texas, live sales, f.o.b. feedlot, were reported at US$182/cwt, down US$3/cwt […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat loses steam after rally as traders eye Russian weather

By Reuters May 29, 2024

Chicago wheat futures edged down on Wednesday as investors took profits after the recent rally and questions remained about whether forecasts for rain in Russia would stem a decline in harvest prospects in the world's biggest exporter.

Markets, News

Realized Canadian farm income up, net income down in 2023

Total farm cash receipts rose 4.4 per cent compared with 2022 on higher crop marketings; cattle prices

May 29, 2024

Realized net income for Canadian farmers rose 18.3 per cent in 2023 to C$14.5 billion, as growth in receipts offset a rise in expenses, according to a report from Statistics Canada released May 29.

Markets

Chicago soybeans/corn watching weather, wheat

May 29, 2024

Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade suffered a profit-taking correction on May 29, as speculative positioning and relatively favourable seeding progress across the United States weighed on values.

Crops

Manitoba crop report: Seeding continues despite large rainfall

May 29, 2024

Despite heavy rains as well as snowfall, Manitoba farmers were still able to make planting progress during the week ended May 25, according to the province’s weekly crop report.

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Corn

US farmers opt for soy to limit losses as all crop prices slump

U.S. grains: Corn and soy slip on positive crop progress outlook

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures end week lower with Russian crop in focus

U.S. grains: Wheat slips further from highs as Russia rain awaited

‘Status quo’ for Prairie feed market

Lower feedlot placements support cattle market

U.S. grains: Wheat loses steam after rally as traders eye Russian weather

Realized Canadian farm income up, net income down in 2023

Chicago soybeans/corn watching weather, wheat

Manitoba crop report: Seeding continues despite large rainfall

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