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CBOT May 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA acreage numbers provide bullish spark for corn, soy

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MarketsFarm — Much-anticipated acreage estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Wednesday provided a bullish boost to Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn markets, with planting intentions for both crops coming in well below trade expectations. Corn futures were up by their 25 cents per bushel daily limit in reaction to USDA’s […] Read more
A corn crop west of Grunthal, Man. on Aug. 17, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: High U.S. corn prices cut into ethanol production

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MarketsFarm — Upcoming reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are expected to steer Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) futures, at a time when high corn prices in the U.S. may be cutting into ethanol production in that country. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s report released on March 3, 849,000 barrels of ethanol […] Read more
CBOT May 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather wreaks havoc on crops

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MarketsFarm — Unusual weather, both in North and South America, has significantly affected commodities this week at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to a broker. A brutal cold snap, extending from northern Canada to the U.S.-Mexico border, has slowed down soybean crushing, halted production at ethanol refineries and raised energy prices in the U.S., […] Read more
CBOT March 2021 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans may see seasonal slowdown

However, more upside remains possible

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MarketsFarm — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade, now trading at their highest levels in years, could come under some pressure over the next month, although the longer-range outlook remains strong, according to a broker. Crop insurance levels in the U.S. are based in part off of new-crop futures prices during […] Read more
CBOT May 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn is the leader

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MarketsFarm — Over the last week at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn has been leading soybeans, while wheat has been lacking good exports, according to Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in Fort McHenry, Ill. Ettner said he also expects the situation is very likely to continue, barring any kind of a major […] Read more
Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn turn bearish

Traders keep an eye on South America

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MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures backed away from multi-year highs during the week ended Wednesday, as investors took profits and weather conditions showed some improvement in South America. “The technicals are a little bearish for both corn and beans,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. The managed money long position in soybeans, […] Read more
A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley market’s eye on exports, corn prices

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MarketsFarm — Strong export demand for Canadian barley and rising corn prices in the U.S. are expected to continue to keep feed prices well supported in Western Canada. “Feed grains are being squeezed by lower imports of U.S. corn into Western Canada,” analyst Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research said in a presentation Tuesday for […] Read more

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