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An Australian canola crop near Smeaton, about 100 km northwest of Melbourne. Officials predict Australia’s canola harvest will hit 8.6 million tonnes, which could cut into Canada’s export prospects.
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola falls below $800 support level

A decline in Chicago soyoil values has kicked out a support pillar

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It finally happened: canola broke below its support level of $800 per tonne. For quite some time, the Canadian oilseed has been rangebound at $800-$900 per tonne. As with a stuck vehicle, that rocking back and forth gave way to old- and new-crop prices being pulled out of that rut. One element that provided the
ICE May 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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
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
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn up on Chinese demand, Black Sea outlook

Soy dips on sharp fall in stock, oil markets pressure

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures closed higher on Wednesday on strong demand from China and uncertainty over a Black Sea grain export deal as a deadline loomed. Soybeans followed stock and oil markets down after Credit Suisse’s largest investor said it could not provide the Swiss bank with more financial assistance,
Biotech crops widely used, consumers still wary of GM wheat
Crops

Biotech crops widely used, consumers still wary of GM wheat

A crop used widely for human food is more sensitive than earlier introductions

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Nearly all corn, canola and soybean acres in the world’s largest exporting countries are seeded with genetically modified varieties, but that is not the case for wheat, a crop grown primarily for human food. Biotech varieties of corn, canola and soy, used for animal feed, biofuels and cooking oil, were introduced in 1996 and soon
The skeleton of a fish is seen in the Navarro lagoon, which dried up due to the climate phenomenon La Nina, in Navarro in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province on Dec. 5, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Agustin Marcarian)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Argentina soybeans go from ‘worse to worser,’ expert says

Heatwave now crisping early-planted crops

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MarketsFarm — Extreme heat and drought throughout most of Argentina have taken a huge toll on that country’s soybean crop. Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor said the forthcoming soybean harvest is now likely to produce 25 million to 30 million tonnes, a far cry from the 40 million to 45 million tonnes
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally from multi-month lows

Ukraine corridor talks eyed

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding from multi-month lows set last week, as Wall Street equity markets turned higher and signs of fresh grain export demand emerged, analysts said. Uncertainty about talks to extend a wartime grain export corridor from Ukraine lent support. Soybean futures posted smaller advances
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (orange open/high/low/close) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange O/H/L/C). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat slightly rebounds; corn, soy dip

Market volatility over banking sector hits grains prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grains see-sawed on Monday, piggybacking on U.S. stocks that were spooked by global economic concerns after the tech-focused lender Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. The most-active corn and soybean contracts closed weaker, while wheat rebounded slightly after finishing last week at a 20-month low. Grains prices gyrated throughout the day as
Despite the challenges caused by the war, Bernatsky got the corn crop off.
Farmit Manitoba, News

From Ukraine: The goal now is to save the farm

How a well-known Ukrainian farmer survived a year of war and now views the future

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Colleagues from other countries often ask me about the situation of Ukrainian farmers. It is difficult for me to answer this question, because every farmer is in their own unique circumstances. The main thing that unites them is the understanding that life will not be the same for a long time, if ever. To describe
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Crops, Markets

Canola crush of 2022 smallest in five years

Meanwhile, soybean crush rose on the year

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MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported that 2022 had the smallest domestic canola crush for a calendar year since 2017. As well, 2022 marked the smallest canola oil production in five years and the least amount of canola meal produced in four years. The sharp reduction of canola being crushed was due to the 2021

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