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Fund short position grows in canola

Traders net long in soy, K.C. wheat

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola grew to is largest level in nearly three months in early June, as investors covered longs and put on more bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Tuesday (June 6), the net managed money

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Prairie cash wheat: Hard red spring wheat bids rise

MGEX wheat rally offsets rising loonie

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as a rally in Minneapolis spring wheat futures countered the bearish influence of a rising Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $8.80-$10.70 per tonne across the Prairies, according


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Feed weekly outlook: Market in a waiting game

U.S. corn, available wheat keep market supplied

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding relatively steady for the time being as both buyers and sellers wait to get a better handle on new-crop production. “It’s a waiting game at this point between the farmer and the feedlot,” said grain merchant Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta.

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Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola

Funds also net short in MGEX and CBOT wheat, corn

MarketsFarm — Speculative fund traders added to their net short position in canola during the week ended May 30, putting on more bearish bets while also liquidating some previous longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 30, the net managed money short



CBOT July 2023 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Chicago soy, corn find chart support

Pre-Memorial Day positioning expected

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were testing lows in mid-May but appeared to have found some support for the time being. “We’re getting a little technical bounce off these lows,” said John Weyer, director of commercial hedging with Walsh Trading in Chicago. He had expected July soybeans to


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AAFC projecting canola ending stocks to tighten

New-crop wheat ending stocks figure boosted

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks in both the current marketing year and upcoming 2023-24 season will be tighter than earlier estimates, according to supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Tuesday. Factoring in Statistics Canada’s latest acreage estimates and its data for stocks as of March 31 — figures both released in

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Speculative short position declines in canola

Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola continued to shrink during the week ended May 15, as speculators bought back short positions and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 15, 2023, the net managed money short position


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Feed weekly outlook: Barley market steady for now

Feedlots still importing U.S. corn

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada continue to hold steady, while attention in the market turns to the new crop going into the ground. “There currently is an uptick in demand for quick movement presenting good opportunities for producers ready to sell,” Alberta grain brokerage Agfinity said in a note to clients. “However,

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids soften

Chicago, Minneapolis wheats down on week

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada softened during the week ended Thursday, as the bearish influence of the extended Black Sea Grain Initiative more than countered any support from poor winter wheat production prospects in the U.S. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.60-$6.70