Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, hitting nine-month highs on worries about crop losses in top-exporter Russia after multiple nights of frosty weather in key regions.
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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses
What will drive grain prices higher?
Expert's Radar: Much of the recent news surrounds transportation in one way or another
Weather conditions through spring seeding will be a major market-moving factor over the next few weeks, but news on the transportation front may also sway values. Planes — The United States government announced long-anticipated guidance on its subsidy program for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on April 30. The announcement only covers the next year, but
U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations
Chicago corn futures advanced on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected U.S. stockpiles of the grain below market expectations.
Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace
Overall spring seeding of all crops in Alberta was just over 18 per cent complete, according to the province’s first crop report of 2024. The pace was nearly seven points above the five-year average.
Tighter stocks, production in USDA report
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) May World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) released May 10 featured the first production and ending stocks estimates for the 2024-25 marketing year.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia
Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
Meet the farmers turned venture capitalists
Co-op members trade on-farm data into equity stake in ag tech startups
When Hallie Shoffner runs a trial on her Arkansas farm, she gets an equity stake in the startup whose product she’s testing. She’s a member of AgLaunch, a non-profit focused on boosting agricultural technology development. The equity is part of her reward for participating in their farmer network. “It has always bothered me that ag
A wild ride to nowhere for canola prices
In this case it was the journey, not the destination, that was exciting
Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange closed out the week ending May 2 pretty much right back where they started. The July contract closed on Apr. 25 at $636.90 per tonne, fell back, and then worked back to the same price. It was a very similar story for the new crop November contract, from $653.70/tonne
U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.
CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report
A grain rally at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended May 8 has seemed to run out of steam.
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