There is a lot of significance to the month of March that shouldn't go unnoticed. It is the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It contains St. Patrick's Day. I can go to work in daylight. And, farmers will start returning from their winter homes in Arizona.There are also some very important events that will affect the markets, such as the following:
The winter wheat crop will break dormancy, giving people the chance to see and evaluate the condition of the crop across the Northern Hemisphere. The weekly winter wheat crop condition report resumes on Monday, 4 March. Planters will start to stir across the southern half of the United States. The USDA will release a number of very important reports later this month, including:...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
