A wheat head in a ripe wheat field west of Marcelin, Saskatchewan, on August 27, 2022.

USDA’s August corn yield estimates are bearish

The yield estimates for wheat were neutral, but there will be no escaping corn’s downward pressure

The yield estimates for wheat and soybeans were neutral to bullish, but these were largely a sideshow when compared with corn.




Spencer Harris (green shirt) speaks with attendees at the Nutrien Ag Solutions crop plots at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2025.

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

Nutrien exec shares thoughts on uptake and profitability of biological crop inputs

It was only a few years ago that interest in alternative methods such as biologicals to boost a crop’s nutrient uptake seemed to spike in popularity. But according to Spencer Harris, senior vice-president of global ag retail for Nutrien Ag Solutions, biologicals are not all that new for Nutrien — the global ag retailer has […] Read more




Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate

Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate

Production up 4.4 per cent on year

Total world coarse grain production in 2025/26 is forecast to be up by 25 million tonnes from earlier estimates, largely due to increased corn production in the United States, according to the latest Feed Outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released Aug. 14.



Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans

Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans

“We have a lot of corn out there”

Expectations for a record large corn harvest in the United States this year are overhanging the futures market, which should keep values under pressure through the harvest season.