Chicago corn futures dipped on Wednesday as traders anticipated a U.S. Department of Agriculture data release showing a significant uptick in corn acreage in 2025.
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U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls on USDA planting expectations
U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop on Black Sea agreements
Chicago wheat futures eased on Tuesday as the United States announced it had reached agreements with Russia and Ukraine to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea.
US says Russia and Ukraine agree to ensure safe navigation in Black Sea
The United States said on Tuesday it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks by the two countries on each other's energy facilities.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures plunge on Ukraine talks
Chicago wheat took a dive on Monday as traders monitored ongoing talks regarding the Russian war on Ukraine and with more favorable weather expected in some wheat-growing regions globally, according to analysts.
Brazil continuing to expand its soybeans
Attache calls for record output, exports
With Brazil's planted and harvest soybean area to expand by 900,000 hectares in 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché; in Brasilia forecast production to increase 3.50 million tonnes at record 173 million.
Grain Growers of Canada urges farmers to ‘Vote for Grain’
Initiative encourages farmers to make concerns heard, see where candidates stand on key issues
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is launching a campaign to engage grain farmers in the upcoming federal election.
Don’t join the clubroot club this year
Avoiding serious canola yield loss to clubroot will take a multi-pronged strategy
After a string of dry years, the wetter conditions in 2024 saw clubroot hit Alberta hard. Genetic advances in resistant varieties have certainly helped — but clearly the disease isn’t going away. At the CropConnect Conference last month in Winnipeg, Dr. Stephen Strelkov, a University of Alberta professor of plant pathology, provided an update on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy futures fall on pre-weekend selloff
Chicago corn and soy eased and wheat traded nearly flat on Friday as traders' concerns about the U.S. economic outlook inspired a selloff ahead of the weekend, according to analysts.
Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect
Canadian farmers are facing a two-front trade war, with China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas taking effect on Thursday and U.S. tariffs expected on additional Canadian products within two weeks.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar
Chicago wheat futures eased for a third consecutive session on Thursday as lackluster weekly export sales data as well as strength in the dollar added to doubts over U.S. export prospects, traders said.