Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25.
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FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments
Prairie CWRS wheat bids firm to start 2026
Canada Western Red Spring wheat bids moved higher in early January, as support from a weaker Canadian dollar countered the bearish influence of small declines for spring wheat futures in the United States.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit lowest prices since October on big supplies
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures slid to a three-month low on Tuesday, extending declines from the prior day triggered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s outlook for massive supplies following a record-large U.S. harvest. Soybeans touched a two-and-a-half-month low after the USDA on Monday trimmed its U.S. export view and raised its harvest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn drops to 12-week low on report of massive stocks, record harvest
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures plunged on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that U.S. farmers and grain companies held the most corn in storage ever as of December 1, after growers harvested a record-breaking crop that was even bigger than previously expected. During the trading session, the most-active corn futures […] Read more
Resignation of Saskatchewan wheat breeder draws concern
Stakeholders say they hope the government will replace wheat breeder Richard Cuthbert, who has resigned effective the end of this month.
Larger U.S. corn carryout forecast; soybeans/wheat also up
Corn ending stocks in the United States for 2025/26 will be much larger than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on active Chinese buying
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Friday on increased Chinese demand for American supplies. Wheat and corn futures finished nearly unchanged as traders adjusted positions in agricultural markets ahead of the release of much-anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture crop data on Monday. China’s Sinograin bought at least 10 cargoes of U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures backpedal as US rains ease weather worries
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures backpedaled from their highest levels in nearly two weeks on Thursday as rains eased concerns over dry weather in U.S. growing areas, analysts said. Corn futures set their highest level in more than a week before finishing slightly lower, and soybeans also slipped. Traders adjusted positions in the […] Read more
Feed Grain Weekly: Higher export prices could push up those for feed
If there’s one bright spot in the Prairie feed grain market that would be export prices for barley and wheat. Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said the grain elevators have upped their prices in order to meet export demand.
Grain Farmers of Ontario joins Grain Growers of Canada
Grain Farmers of Ontario has officially joined with national group Grain Growers of Canada.