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Emerging corn plants in Canada. (Sophie-Caron/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: More acres expected for U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat

USDA acreage projections due out March 31

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MarketsFarm — With expectations of far fewer prevent-planting acres for 2023-24, Terry Reilly of Futures International has called for increases in planted area for corn, soybeans and wheat in the U.S. this spring. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is scheduled to release its planting projections on March 31. Reilly pegged planted corn acres at […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Little change in barley acres expected

Malt barley prices mainly steady

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MarketsFarm — As spring planting approaches, Peter Watt of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) said there likely won’t be a big shift in barley acres that will be planted in 2023. “Producers have made their [planting] decisions for the most part. You might see people adjust their plans a little bit based on […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn turns higher

CBOT soy, wheat fall on long liquidation

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Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures turned higher Wednesday, and wheat and soy closed down, as technical trading and investor unease about the economy roiled agricultural commodity markets. Investors scrambled to liquidate long positions, traders said, even before the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and indicated […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soy closes lower

Brazil production, Fed in focus for soy; wheat, corn still capped by Black Sea deal extension

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Reuters — Chicago soy futures reversed gains to close lower on Tuesday, pushed down by rising estimates of Brazilian production, while corn and wheat dipped as markets kept a cautious eye on an expected Federal Reserve rate hike. Wheat and corn continue to be capped by the extension of a Black Sea export corridor from […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy closes higher on rising crude oil, stocks values

Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for at least 60 days

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Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soy futures rallied from a three-month low to close higher on Monday, catching a tailwind from U.S. stocks reassured by the announcement that UBS agreed to buy battered rival Credit Suisse, analysts said. Gains in oil prices also pushed up soybeans, which are used in ethanol […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains end week higher on export demand, Black Sea jitters

Soy pushed down for fifth consecutive week

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures posted weekly gains for the first time in five weeks, ending stronger on Friday on high demand for U.S. corn exports and market jitters over the extension of a wartime Black Sea grain deal. Chicago Board of Trade May soft red winter wheat settled up 11-1/2 […] Read more
Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grains wait for demand to pick up

Trucking availability still seen as an issue, but less of one

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MarketsFarm — As feed barley continued to sit in a lull, there have been some increases in feed wheat, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “There’s a little of downward pressure on barley,” Motz said, noting demand for it is expected to soon pick up. Feed wheat prices have increased recently, […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn closes higher on consecutive China flash sales

Argentina slashes estimate for 2022-23 harvesting season

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended higher for a third straight session on Thursday on U.S. export demand, while wheat lost ground as the United Nations pushed for an extension of the Black Sea grains deal, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made its third consecutive announcement of old-crop U.S. corn sales […] Read more
ICE May 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: No floor in sight for overdone canola

'A lot of money playing around in canola right now'

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MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was in freefall mode through the first half of March, hitting its weakest levels in over a year. While the losses may be looking overdone, the bottom remains to be seen. “This has been a brutal drop in canola,” said Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather with […] Read more
Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Crazy times’ on the markets

U.S. stock markets, crude oil under pressure

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MarketsFarm — Macroeconomic factors caused plenty of distress on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Already dealing with whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to raise key interest rates, the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank and concerns over Credit Suisse have rattled global markets, which included a $4 […] Read more

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