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ICE Weekly: Canola market suddenly in a very bad position

China caused a great deal of turmoil in the canola market on Sept. 3, leading prices to tumble on the Intercontinental Exchange. To senior market analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, China dramatically changed canola’s outlook in fell swoop. The Chinese government announced that it was launching an investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada. This



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Australian crop production estimates rising: ABARES

Australian wheat and barley production in 2024/25 is expected to be larger than earlier estimates and well above what was grown the previous crop year, according to updated estimates from the Australia’s agriculture department (ABARES). Wheat production was forecast at 31.8 million tonnes in the September ABARES report, which would be up by 2.7 million









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USDA adjusts August supply and demand numbers

While the United States Department of Agriculture raised its yield projections for 2024/25 in its latest supply and demand report on Aug. 12, production varied from the July estimates due to changes in the amount of planted acres. The August edition of the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates is its first report in