Chicago corn and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, lifted by worries about tensions in the Black Sea grain export region as well as cold weather slowing grain movement in the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Soybeans were lower.
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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions
Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices
Prices for feed barley and wheat have been trending higher lately, said analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Capital in Winnipeg.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring prices vary as durum nudges up
Spring wheat cash prices varied across the Prairies for the week ended Nov. 25, while those for durum were slightly higher. Losses in the United States wheat complex weighed on prices north of the border, while support came from a weaker Canadian dollar.
Conagra considers selling its share in Ardent Mills
Conagra and Cargill each own 44 per cent of Ardent Mills, while CHS owns the remaining 12 per cent
Conagra is open to selling its 44 per cent share in Ardent Mills, North America’s largest milling company.
AAFC makes few changes to November S/D report
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made only a handful of alterations for its November report on principal field crops. The only changes AAFC made were with all wheat and durum exports plus domestic use for all wheat and corn in the estimates released on Nov. 24. The report had been initially scheduled for Nov. 19, but AAFC said they chose to delay it until after the United States Department of Agriculture issued its November supply and demand estimates following the U.S. government shutdown.
USDA predicts more wheat in Australia, smaller crops elsewhere
Australia will grow more wheat in 2025/26 than earlier expectations, but production will likely be down on the year in Turkey and Kazakhstan, according to several attaché reports released by the United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 20, as it continues to catch up following the federal government shutdown.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat mixed, durum lower
Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mixed, while durum prices were down on Nov. 18, 2025.
Ramp up your nitrogen efficiency in winter cereals
Nitrogen ramps are a tool to help farmers hone fertilizer rates for the best, most efficient winter cereal crop
Nitrogen ramps are a tool to help farmers hone their fertilizer rate for the best, most cost-efficient winter wheat or fall rye crop.
CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report
Regardless of the United States government shutdown ending soon or not, the Department of Agriculture is set to issue its supply and demand report on Nov. 14. The USDA cancelled its October edition of World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates due to the shutdown and pushed back their November report a few days.
Prairie CWRS bids rise, other wheats mixed
Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat bids across the Prairie provinces saw some strength during the week ended Nov. 11, taking some direction from the United States futures. However, other wheat classes were mixed.
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