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.




A CN engine sits on the tracks in a rail yard with grain cars visible in the background.

Grain movement booms; timeliness a concern

CN sets record and CPKC has big year, but shippers say weekly rail car order fulfilment was disappointing

CN moved a record volume of grain in the crop year that just ended, while CPKC moved the most since 2021-22. But the WGEA said it wasn’t moved at the right time.



Ripe wheat near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024.

Wheat losses expected

Market analyst says spring wheat isn’t a ‘money-making thing’ under current prices

many farmers won’t make a profit growing spring wheat this year, but there should be good demand for high protein, high quality wheat.




Prairie wheat bids weaken in early August

Prairie wheat bids weaken in early August

Losses in U.S. futures weigh

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Aug. 7, as a move to five-year lows in the United States futures weighed on prices.