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U.S. farmers plant more corn, less soybeans in 2023

Total U.S. wheat acres estimated up about 8.5 per cent

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States seeded more corn and less soybeans than earlier intentions in 2023, according to updated acreage data Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total corn plantings in the country were estimated by USDA at 94.1 million acres, which was a million acres above the top end of trade […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat vaults higher, durum nudges up

U.S. wheat futures, Canadian dollar up on week

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies experienced sharp upticks while gains for durum were much more subdued. A drop in U.S. wheat ratings fueled the upswing in wheat prices, as dry conditions took further hold with approximately 15 per cent of U.S. spring wheat now in drought. While that’s up four points […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids higher, durum down

Not much rain outside northern, central Alberta

MarketsFarm — Warmer-than-normal temperatures and ongoing dryness in both Western Canada and the U.S. helped raise Prairie wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. Rains fell onto parts of northern and central Alberta on Thursday, but the rest of the Prairies only saw sporadic showers, if any, during the week. Traders on the Chicago Board […] Read more

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Fund short position grows in canola

Traders net long in soy, K.C. wheat

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola grew to is largest level in nearly three months in early June, as investors covered longs and put on more bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Tuesday (June 6), the net managed money […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: Hard red spring wheat bids rise

MGEX wheat rally offsets rising loonie

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as a rally in Minneapolis spring wheat futures countered the bearish influence of a rising Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $8.80-$10.70 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Ending stocks of corn, soy predicted to rise

Ending stocks of wheat projected to drop as drought hits Kansas winter wheat

MarketsFarm — Ahead of supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture due out Friday, analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. predicted increases in 2023-24 ending stocks for U.S. corn and soybeans and decline for wheat. The average trade guess for wheat going into this month’s report was approximately 570 […] Read more


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Speculative short position declines in canola

Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola continued to shrink during the week ended May 15, as speculators bought back short positions and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 15, 2023, the net managed money short position […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids soften

Chicago, Minneapolis wheats down on week

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada softened during the week ended Thursday, as the bearish influence of the extended Black Sea Grain Initiative more than countered any support from poor winter wheat production prospects in the U.S. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.60-$6.70 […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on improving crop prospects, export competition

Chicago wheat futures follow downtrend

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures fell 2.6 per cent on Tuesday to multi-month lows and corn futures slipped nearly two per cent, pressured by decent U.S. Midwest crop weather and strong competition for global export business, traders said. Wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board of Trade July soybeans settled down 36-3/4 […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids rise ahead of U.S. WASDE report

Warmer weather should help advance spring seeding

MarketsFarm — Bids for red spring wheat in Western Canada went up, while durum prices declined for the week ended Thursday as traders and analysts await the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA released its monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE) report on Friday, including the first production estimates for new […] Read more