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Canola, Crops, Markets

Speculative short position declines in canola

Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced

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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
Aerial view of a breakwater near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Pivdennyi (formerly Yuzhny) near Odesa. (Viktor Ketal/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia preventing Black Sea grain deal port from operating, Ukraine says

Black Sea Grain Initiative was extended last week

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Kyiv | Reuters — The Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi has halted operations because Russia is not allowing ships to enter it, in effect cutting it out of a deal allowing safe Black Sea grain exports, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday. The Black Sea Grain Initiative signed by Russia and Ukraine last July, and extended […] Read more
CBOT July 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX July 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-year low, pulls corn higher

Soybeans down on profit-taking

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.6 per cent on Tuesday, bouncing from their lowest in more than two years, on concerns that Ukraine’s exports were being restricted despite the extension of the Black Sea export deal, traders said. The gains in wheat lent support to corn futures, while soybeans retreated on profit-taking […] Read more
CBOT July 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rally

Wheat up off lowest level since March 2021

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Monday and wheat futures firmed as a round of bargain buying supported commodities prices after a bearish global supply picture pushed prices sharply lower this month. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat contract dropped below $6 a bushel for the first time in […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley market steady for now

Feedlots still importing U.S. corn

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MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada continue to hold steady, while attention in the market turns to the new crop going into the ground. “There currently is an uptick in demand for quick movement presenting good opportunities for producers ready to sell,” Alberta grain brokerage Agfinity said in a note to clients. “However, […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids soften

Chicago, Minneapolis wheats down on week

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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
CBOT July 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago futures roil as U.S. debt ceiling talks halt

Wheat turns down, after technical bounce early in session

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures slid sharply on technical trading on Friday, as investors rushed to liquidate their positions ahead of the weekend, traders said. The most-active soybean contract fell to the lowest prices seen since July — and several new-crop soybean contracts also plunged to new contract lows […] Read more
File photo of a chickpea crop in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Firm Canadian chickpea market watching world production

Trade keeps eye on crops in Turkey, Russia, India

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MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers are in the early stages of planting the country’s next chickpea crop, with market conditions firm for the time being, ahead of new-crop harvests in other countries. “The market is firm, it’s not going up or down,” said Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask., noting there was not […] Read more
One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

IGC boosts estimates for global corn, soy production

World wheat output expected down on year

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MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday bumped up its forecast for total global grain production for 2023-24 to a record 2.294 billion tonnes, raising outputs for corn and soybeans but reducing its call for wheat. Compared to the IGC’s April report, it added three million tonnes to its May forecast on overall […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and July 2023 corn (orange high/low/close). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: July corn down on poor exports, strong crop prospects

CBOT soybeans, wheat also down; new-crop December corn up off decline

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in 19 months, pressured by disappointing export data and prospects for big U.S. crops, analysts said. Soybean futures hit a 10-month low, and wheat futures slipped more than two per cent as an extension of a deal to allow war-ravaged Ukraine […] Read more

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