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File photo of winter wheat plants in snow. (Volodymyr Shtun/iStock/Getty Images)

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. winter wheat to feel the cold

Crop off to 'a really bad start'

By GFM Network News December 22, 2022

MarketsFarm — With frigid weather coming out of the Arctic, across the Canadian Prairies and into the U.S., there has been an upswing in wheat prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Prior to Christmas Day, temperatures are expected to fall as cold as -40 C in the northern Plains to below freezing in […] Read more

File photo of the Rainbow Bridge across the Niagara River between Ontario and New York. (Bloodua/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Large gap between StatCan, USDA canola estimates

USDA sticks closer to StatCan expectations on wheat

By GFM Network News December 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — There’s a significant difference in the amount of canola grown in Canada during 2022-23, in the estimate from Statistics Canada (StatCan) compared to that from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Earlier in December, StatCan’s survey-based production of principal field crops report pegged this year’s canola harvest at 18.17 million tonnes. That’s a […] Read more

Crops, Markets

USDA supply/demand estimates show only minor updates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Updated supply-and-demand (WASDE) tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture included only minimal adjustments to the U.S. and world numbers, with larger revisions likely in the New Year. U.S. soybean and wheat ending stocks projections for the current marketing year were left unchanged, while the corn number was raised slightly. Total U.S. corn […] Read more

CBOT January 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to 2-1/2 month highs on strong exports

Wheat eases on disappointing exports

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News December 9, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday, supported by strong export demand, pushing the oilseed to nearly three-month highs. Wheat traded near even after Wednesday’s rebound from a one-year low, although prices remained capped by competition from record high Russian supplies. Corn followed soybeans higher. Movements in grains were limited as traders […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy futures find support, but upside limited

Corn activity mainly bearish

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 8, 2022

MarketsFarm — Solid export demand, a short squeeze by fund traders and production uncertainty in South America have all propped up Chicago soybean futures over the past week, with more gains possible ahead of the year-end before correcting lower, according to an analyst. With the South American harvest still some time away, “you might have […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Vast majority of caseload originated with wild birds: USDA

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 24, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed Thursday. The deaths of chickens, turkeys and other birds represent the worst U.S. animal-health disaster to date, topping the previous record of 50.5 […] Read more

File photo of growing corn plants. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Cordonnier sees little change in U.S. corn, soy yields

By GFM Network News November 16, 2022

MarketsFarm — As corn and soybean harvests in the United States wrap up for 2022-23, one analyst believes there will be little change in the yields determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. said USDA’s November call of 172.3 bushels per acre […] Read more

File photo of a soybean plantation in Brazil. (Mailson Pignata/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Cordonnier stands pat on South American crop projections

La Nina 'is still out there,' analyst says

By GFM Network News November 16, 2022

MarketsFarm — At this point in the South American planting season it’s too early to get an accurate bead as to how much corn and soybeans will be grown in Brazil and Argentina, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. Cordonnier recently issued his latest estimates, keeping his […] Read more

CBOT December 2022 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago futures slide on profit taking, slumping dollar

Wheat slips following USDA report

By GFM Network News November 10, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all fell on Thursday as investors across the board sought to take profits amid global supply questions, even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news that U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, traders said. The monthly U.S. inflation reading is being closely […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’

'Somehow the USDA found higher yields'

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 10, 2022

MarketsFarm — Updated estimates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report, released Wednesday, saw larger than expected increases to soybean and corn yield estimates in the country. However, that data did little to move the markets, with the commodities likely stuck in a sideways range for the time being, according to a trader. […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on profit-taking

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects

B.C. ostrich owner condemns violence near embattled farm

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CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. winter wheat to feel the cold

Large gap between StatCan, USDA canola estimates

USDA supply/demand estimates show only minor updates

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to 2-1/2 month highs on strong exports

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy futures find support, but upside limited

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

CBOT weekly outlook: Cordonnier sees little change in U.S. corn, soy yields

Cordonnier stands pat on South American crop projections

U.S. grains: Chicago futures slide on profit taking, slumping dollar

CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’

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