A combine loads wheat into a truck in the Cherlaksky district of the Omsk region, Russia, Oct. 4, 2024. Photo: Alexey Malgavko/Reuters

June’s fast-moving grain markets

June 2025 was an interesting month for canola and geopolitics stole the spotlight from grain market specifics

Summing up the grain markets: June 2025 was an interesting month for canola prices and geopolitics stole the spotlight from grain market specifics






Canola futures are being pulled in opposite directions.

Canola prices hit tug of war in last week of May

Canola demand has softened with supply issues being worked out as of the end of May, but dry fields in western Canada are also pulling the canola futures market the other way.

Canola demand has softened, but dry fields in western Canada were also pulling the canola futures market the other way during the last week of May 2025.