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CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures slump on global demand concerns

Traders eye favourable U.S. harvest weather

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures stumbled on Friday as rising crop sales in Argentina and warnings of a recession raised concerns about global demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Corn futures ended little changed, while wheat futures advanced. Traders focused on demand for crops, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
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Canola, Markets

Will canola rally?

There’s room for canola prices to recover, but keep an eye on the war in Ukraine, transportation constraints, increasing crush capacity and the cost of crude oil in the coming months

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Canola prices dipped after hitting record highs last spring, but could western Canadian producers see a price rally in the weeks ahead? MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett says there’s a good chance prices will recover.  In an interview with Grainews in August, Burnett said virtually all commodities — including canola — experienced “a big, macro trade […] Read more
(File photo by Lisa Guenther)
Crops, Reuters

Corteva to exit some markets, cut jobs in cost-saving push

Canada remains among company's 'core' markets

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Reuters — Seeds and pesticides company Corteva on Tuesday announced plans to exit about 35 countries and lay off roughly five per cent of its global workforce as part of the company’s cost-cutting plans. A surge in inflation this year to four-decade highs has forced Corporate America to slash planned spending and roll out measures […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain bids see surprising harvest strength

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have shown some strength in recent weeks, despite the advancing harvest. “We’ve been seeing a rally through harvest, which is an odd thing,” grain merchant Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. said. He tied the unseasonable strength to solid demand and a lack of significant […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall from two-month highs amid broad sell-off

USDA resumes weekly export sales data

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures closed lower on Thursday, with profit-taking dragging wheat down from two-month highs, traders said. Broad-based selling added pressure on prices as traders reduced their risk amid growing warnings of a global economic slowdown, analysts said. “Inflation and recession concerns hit all markets today,” CHS Hedging said. […] Read more
File photo of a BNSF grain train crossing the Gassman Coulee trestle near Minot, North Dakota. (Photo courtesy BNSF Railway)
Crops, Reuters

U.S. railroad strike averted

Biden calls deal a 'win for America;' strike's impact would have reached up into Canada

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Updated | Washington | Reuters — Major U.S. railroads and unions secured a tentative deal on Thursday after 20 hours of intense talks brokered by President Joe Biden’s administration to avert a rail shutdown that could have hit food and fuel supplies across the country and beyond. Biden called the deal a “big win for […] Read more
A freight train at Manchac, La., about 75 km east of Baton Rouge. (CN.ca)
Crops

U.S. rail embargoes may stymie some Canadian rail traffic

CN halts most cross-border traffic; CP also monitoring situation

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Mindful of the potential for snarls on their own tracks, Canada’s big two railways are monitoring talks between a clutch of major U.S. railways and several of their labour unions to avert strikes and/or lockouts that may begin as early as Friday. As of Wednesday, three unions out of the 12 representing unionized rail workers […] Read more
ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 100-day moving average (green line) and Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures continue trending lower

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MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the week ended Wednesday, but the general trend remains pointed lower. “Whenever canola rebounds, it doesn’t go as high,” analyst Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary said. Anderson described the chart pattern as a “falling top,” with previous attempts at recovery in […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

StatCan’s canola call in line with expectations

Agency also boosts wheat projection

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MarketsFarm — While Statistics Canada (StatCan) cut its projection for canola production in 2022-23 by 400,000 tonnes, FarmLink Marketing Solutions senior analyst Neil Townsend said the number could go lower. StatCan on Wednesday issued its latest production estimates and lowered its call on canola from the 19.5 million tonnes forecast in its Aug. 29 report […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report affecting corn, soybean prices

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MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE), released Monday, have since played a major role on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one trader says. Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago, said while corn ending stocks (1.219 billion bushels) and average yield (172.5 bushels per […] Read more

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