CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month low

Corn declines; soy ends firm

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell nearly four per cent on Wednesday and European wheat fell three per cent as a bumper Australian harvest and signs of continued competition from Black Sea supplies added to technical pressure, traders and analysts said. Corn followed wheat lower while soybean futures ended modestly higher after monthly


Tara Giles operates a combine as she harvests wheat on a 160-acre field located south of High River, Alberta, September 28, 2013.

Pasta makers fret over durum wheat shortfall

With Canadian durum production hit hard, manufacturers around the globe are seeing higher prices

Reuters – Italian pasta makers are fearful of a substantial supply squeeze in the coming months after this summer’s durum wheat price shock, as the market runs out of ways to offset a dire harvest in Canada. Extreme heat and drought this year in Western Canada, which usually accounts for about two-thirds of global durum

CBOT January 2022 soybean meal (candlesticks) with January 2022 soybean oil (yellow O/H/L/C, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as soymeal gains sharply against soyoil

CBOT corn up, wheat lower

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday as soymeal futures soared on expectations of rising demand for the high-protein feed ingredient, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soymeal futures gained sharply against soyoil futures on meal/oil spreading, with soyoil falling to six-month lows on expectations that U.S. oil


CBOT January 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn down on technical selling, Argentine rains

CBOT wheat up off Friday's drop

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Monday and corn futures also declined on a mix of technical selling after last week’s advances and improving prospects for South American production, analysts said. Wheat futures rose on bargain-buying after dipping to a six-week low on Friday. Chicago Board of Trade

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Prairie cash wheat: Lower U.S. prices pull back bids

U.S. March wheat futures down on week

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada retreated by double digits for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats, while those for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) declined more moderately. Significant decreases in U.S. wheat markets and a stronger Canadian dollar combined to weaken Prairie prices. Average CWRS (13.5 protein)


CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat bounces from lowest in a month

Corn weak, soybeans firm

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded from a one-month low on Friday, gaining 1.1 per cent on a round of bargain-buying and renewed interest on the export market, traders said. Soybeans also were firm but corn was weaker on a technical setback. News that Chinese buyers had booked a large amount of feed

A sunflower field in north Winnipeg in 2018. Total sunflower seed production fell more than 20 per cent in 2021.

Manitoba crops down across the board: StatCan

From spring wheat to dry beans, Manitoba farmers self-reported lower yields

Manitoba farmers reported a decrease in production of spring wheat, canola, soybeans, corn for grain, oats, barley, dry beans and sunflower seeds. The 2021 estimates come from a StatCan survey of 3,133 Manitoba farmers conducted from October 8 to November 12. Spring wheat Total spring wheat production fell 29.2 per cent to 3.7 million tonnes


CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low on USDA projections

Corn, soybean futures rise

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures slumped to a one-month low on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast larger-than-expected global production and stocks in a monthly report that reinforced a recent spate of bearish news. Corn and soybean futures tracked wheat lower, but promptly rebounded from their lows on speculative and technical