
Starting April 13, the CBOT launched a new hard red spring wheat contract which will trade alongside the Minneapolis MIAX spring wheat contract.
Starting April 13, the CBOT launched a new hard red spring wheat contract which will trade alongside the Minneapolis MIAX spring wheat contract.
With corn export commitments to date only being exceeded once in the last 25 years, it should have come as no surprise when USDA finally raised their annual export estimate.
The soybean/corn price ratio initially suggested the March Prospective Plantings report likely marked peak corn acres; but a violent reaction to escalating tariff wars between the U.S. and China have reversed that outlook. If soybean acres do fall further, Canadians have a real...
The pleasant surprise that Canada and Mexico were left out of any tariff changes Wednesday provided an unexpected boost for canola, allowing the gap down following the Chinese tariff announcement to be filled.
Soybean oil export commitments to date have only been exceeded twice in history. Both of those times resulted in final exports greater than 3.2 billion pounds compared to the USDA's initial estimate for 2024-25 of 600 million pounds. A closer inspection is certainly justified.
The soybean-corn price ratio is sending a clear signal to expect a switch from soybean acres to corn, but what about after the Prospective Plantings report? And is there a chance for a bullish surprise regardless?
A rushed announcement over the weekend ahead of a Canadian election call indicated the Liberal Government plans to deal with the Chinese tariff dispute by giving themselves an excuse to not deal with it.
The price you pay for record-high values is the anxiety and volatility that inevitably goes with them. That is one situation where technical analysis helped immensely.
The most important underlying corn fundamentals of exceptional demand have not changed, just anxiety over them has. If the political landscape calms, will investors buy back into corn the way they had previously?
With ending stocks in world exporting countries at multi-year low levels, thanks to increased domestic use amid lower production, prices should find solid underlying support.
The surprise moves by China to pick now to retaliate against tariffs announced six months ago by the Trudeau government brings up as many questions about the timing and motivation as it does about the impact.
With it becoming increasingly clear that there is nothing Canada do to alter tariff decisions made by U.S. President Trump, it may be time to identify alternatives for unwanted exports.
Soybean oil exports for 2024-25 are almost certainly going to be revised higher given that total commitments in the first five months of the marketing year now exceed USDA's annual projection.
Not only did the 2025-26 soybean ending stocks estimate come in lower than expected, but it was based on questionable yield assumptions. More realistic yields could be quite problematic.
It appears that optimism about the new United States administration's potential is being replaced by anxiety about unintended consequences of the speed at which changes are being introduced.
Feed grain consumers in Western Canada will take no comfort in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's February update with cuts in feed use needed across the board.
The Canadian International Merchandise Trade data for December provided a glimpse into the most likely path forward for canola exports for the remainder of the marketing year now that China steps away.
Hotter-than-expected January CPI and PPI data suggest the inflation relief seen during the last few years is over and the recent turn higher is eerily similar to what occurred in the 1970s.
The price you pay for record high values is the anxiety and volatility that inevitably goes with them. That is one situation where technical analysis helps, so let's have a look.
The weekly U.S. export sales report confirmed interest in corn hasn't slowed, suggesting the USDA estimates are far too conservative. With ending stocks in world exporting and importing countries at multi-year low levels -- more of the same could be expected.
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