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Comment: The return of the Wheat pool?

The time might be ripe for a revival of Prairie co-ops

By Jeremy Welter, Marc-Andre Pigeon, Natalie Kallio February 9, 2024

When Bunge announced its intention to purchase Viterra — the Regina-based grain handling subsidiary of Swiss mining giant Glencore — in June 2023, it represented another milestone in the slow but steady erasure of Saskatchewan’s long history with the wheat pool co-operative. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the once-mighty agricultural co-operative that became Viterra, is remembered by

Crops, Markets

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Prices down, especially for durum

Weaker Canadian dollar lends support, K.C., Chicago and Minneapolis wheat put pressure on prices

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 9, 2024

Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies pulled back during the week ended Feb. 8. While there were moderate declines in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, there were sharper losses for Canadian Western Amber Durum.

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

Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher, grains lower, on raft of government data

Falling Russian prices weigh over wheat futures; U.S. poised to regain title of top corn exporter

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 8, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended the day higher on Thursday on a flurry of late-session buying, as the market struggled to gain clarity on the size of the Brazilian crop, traders said.

Crops, Markets

USDA raises U.S. carryout, tightens Brazilian production

World wheat carryout estimate downgraded, but well above previous year

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 8, 2024

Projected ending stocks of soybeans, corn and wheat in the United States were raised slightly higher in the latest supply/demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, while production estimates for Brazil were revised lower.

Grain bins in a Saskatchewan field. (MysticEnergy/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Less Canadian wheat, more canola on hand to end 2023: StatCan

Some had anticipated even larger on-farm canola stocks, given slower export pace

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 8, 2024

Canadian wheat stocks at the end of 2023 were considerably tighter compared to the previous year, with oats, corn and pulse crops also seeing supply reductions, according to the latest stocks report from Statistics Canada, released Feb. 8, 2024. However, canola, barley and soybean stocks as of Dec. 31, 2023, were higher compared to the previous year.

Weather

El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024

La Nina likely to affect production of wheat, corn in US, soybeans, corn in Latin America, analyst says

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 8, 2024

The La Nina weather pattern could emerge in the second half of 2024, quickly after El Nino transitions into ENSO-neutral conditions in the middle of this year, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.

Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans touch new multi-year lows on grain glut worries

Easing heat wave in Argentina tempers crop worries

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 7, 2024

Chicago corn prices dipped to a new three-year low on Wednesday, as weather charts showed a hot, dry spell in Argentina will give way to widespread rain in the coming days, traders said.

Markets

Canadian grain exports a mixed bag in December

Top three canola importers bought less, U.S. bought more

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 7, 2024

While Canada’s canola exports fell back so far this marketing year compared to last year, those for wheat were up, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. Released on Feb. 7, the monthly export report took Canada’s exports for cereals, oilseeds and pulses to the end of December.

File photo of a cornfield in Argentina. (Reisegraf/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn

Recent hot spell in Argentina may have eroded potential corn yields

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 7, 2024

Ahead of the February supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, the department’s attaché in Buenos Aires issued their grain and feed update on Argentina.

CBOT soybeans ZSH24 on Feb. 6 with Bollinger bands. (Barchart)

Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report

Wheat futures rose while corn ended lower on forecasts for rain in Argentina

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Reuters February 6, 2024

U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday for a second straight session as short-covering and technical-buying fueled a bounce from multi-year lows a day earlier, though concerns about weak demand limited gains.

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Wheat

Comment: The return of the Wheat pool?

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Prices down, especially for durum

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher, grains lower, on raft of government data

USDA raises U.S. carryout, tightens Brazilian production

Less Canadian wheat, more canola on hand to end 2023: StatCan

El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans touch new multi-year lows on grain glut worries

Canadian grain exports a mixed bag in December

USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report

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