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Are there cost savings to planting canola?

By Scott Garvey April 23, 2019

As Jeremy Hughes, product manager for Horsch Equipment, travels the country, he says he’s noticed a lot of variable maturity in canola crop fields across the Prairies. “What we see today are some very inconsistent fields,” he says. “It comes back to uniformity and consistency, seed placement, depth and control.” And all of that begins […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn (candlesticks), with July 2019 soybeans (green line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

By GFM Network News April 17, 2019

MarketsFarm –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is currently a bear-market, according to broker Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers. “It’s like the markets are saying ‘Show me something, we’ll take anything,’ but the bears are winning,” he said, noting there has been almost no news to drive the market in a bullish manner. […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm in late rally, end week lower

By GFM Network News April 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures edged higher on Friday, lifted by a late round of short-covering and worries about planting delays following a blizzard this week, traders said. Soybean futures closed flat in dull trade. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up one cent at $3.61 per bushel, staying inside […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

By GFM Network News April 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export sales data and expectations of large South American harvests that should dampen U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures were higher on short-covering after a five-session slide and worries that wintry weather in the Dakotas will curb plantings of […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 corn (candlesticks) compared with May 2019 soybeans (green line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, flooding are main focus

By GFM Network News April 3, 2019

MarketsFarm — This spring’s weather and flooding in the United States have become the main focus for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), said an analyst. “What kind of planting conditions, how much rain, how much flooding, and how cold things are,” listed Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. The […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce ahead of USDA data

By GFM Network News March 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher on Thursday as traders covered shorts and squared positions a day after a steep drop to four-month lows and on the eve of U.S. government stocks and planting reports. Corn futures were flat as improving crop prospects in South America offset concerns about flooding in the […] Read more

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets at mercy of weather

By GFM Network News March 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — Traders are bracing for more inclement weather to hit the U.S. Midwest, which in turn could rock commodities. Springtime floods and adverse weather have impacted the majority of the U.S. Plains and Midwest, and those regions expect another snow system before the end of March. Flooding may delay planting dates, causing farmers to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

China’s battle against Canadian canola looms over soy

By GFM Network News March 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — As headlines are transfixed with China’s ongoing dispute with Canada, some are concerned soybeans will receive the same treatment as canola. “We’ll still use quite a few soybeans in this country as it is,” said Dale McManus, a grain broker with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. However, he clarified, “everything you’re watching about […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, planting worries

By GFM Network News March 25, 2019

New York | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gained on Monday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying, as well as concerns about North American production as weather in the Midwest threatened to delay planting. Corn prices also rose, extending gains into a fourth session, while soybean futures firmed. The May wheat futures contract on the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

By GFM Network News March 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent on Friday as traders unwound bearish bets they placed on the grain when the market spiraled to a 14-month low earlier this week. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hit its highest since March 6 as investment funds were […] Read more

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Are there cost savings to planting canola?

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm in late rally, end week lower

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, flooding are main focus

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce ahead of USDA data

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets at mercy of weather

China’s battle against Canadian canola looms over soy

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, planting worries

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

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