Farmers in the United States planted slightly less soybeans and corn than earlier intentions in 2025, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 30.
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USDA lowers soybean/corn acreage estimates, wheat up from March
Quarterly stocks data also out
Pulse weekly outlook: Acre intentions down for most pulses
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s principal field crop areas report, released Tuesday, shows declines in most pulse crops compared to last year. Only lentils saw an increase, rising slightly by 0.4 per cent from 2021-22 to now 4.32 million. Meanwhile, dry peas fell 11.8 per cent at 3.37 million aces, with edible beans down 32.1 per
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat end higher ahead of USDA reports
Chicago soy also firms; expectations of bumper harvests keep lid on prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose on Monday on short-covering and position-squaring ahead of key reports due on Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and word that China was in the market for the grain after futures fell to a seven-week low last week, analysts said. Wheat rose, bouncing from contract
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in ‘Groundhog Day’ mode ahead of report
Traders expect report to show more U.S. soy acres, less corn area
MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are biding their time in narrow, rangebound trade, awaiting updated acreage and stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture later in the month. “It’s almost like Groundhog Day,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago, referring to the 1993 movie in
Little change seen in June’s crop supply/demand tables
MarketsFarm — Supply/demand estimates for Canada’s major crops saw little change in updated tables released Tuesday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Acreage estimates from Statistics Canada are due out June 30, and should lead to more sizeable adjustments in subsequent reports. Canola ending stocks were left unchanged at 2.6 million tonnes for the current marketing
AAFC tightens canola stocks projections
Corrected, May 25 — MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks for both the current marketing year and the upcoming 2020-21 season will be tighter than earlier forecasts, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Friday. The latest data take into account acreage estimates released by Statistics Canada earlier in the month.
Adjustments likely ahead for StatsCan’s early acreage estimates
Projections still in line with grain trade's expectations
MarketsFarm — The results of the first acreage estimates for 2020 from Statistics Canada come with an asterisk, as the COVID-19 pandemic halted data collection early. Canada’s actual seeded area is expected to see some shifts from the projections released Thursday. “As a result of the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic, these estimates were produced
ICE weekly outlook: Demand keeps canola well supported
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, holding above major support as end-users showed solid demand. “The demand side of the formula is still quite good,” said Errol Anderson, of Pro Market Communications in Calgary. Domestic crushers were showing the best demand, he said, but added that exporters were
U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a 1-1/2-week high on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in a month, lifted by technical buying and short-covering amid concerns that dry U.S. Midwest weather would limit crop production. Corn and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, especially soybeans. They also looked
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