Statistics Canada today released the outcome of a planting intentions survey conducted 18-31 March that showed a surprising result regarding Canadian farmers' plans for the soybean crop. Canadian Farmers Forecast to Plant less Soybeans and Canola Statistics Canada today released the results of a planting intentions survey conducted 18-31 March. It found that Canadian farmers intend to plant less soybean and canola and more wheat, barley, oats, corn, rye, flaxseed, lentils and field peas than in 2014. Specifically, they plan to plant 19.416 million acres of canola and 5.375 million acres of soybeans, decreases of 4.5 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively, compared with last year. Total wheat plantings were estimated at 24.765 million acres...
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What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...