There is talk the Canadian government may block the planned merger between grain giants Bunge and Viterra (Glencore). The combined entity would be worth an estimated US$34Bn and would create an entity rivaling ADM and Cargill in the region. Both Viterra and Bunge hold rail and port facilities. The...

There were rumours yesterday that Turkey was about to ban the export of durum wheat. This comes after a very aggressive selling period after a record crop was produced in eastern Turkey this year. Turkey, if able to export what they are currently projected to, could become the worlds...

There was little change in US and EU wheat futures overnight. Paris milling wheat in the Dec23 slot actually closing unchanged at E235.75. Winnipeg canola futures continued to come under some harvest pressure, futures values slipping C$3.50 in the Jan24 slot. Cash bids out of SE Saskatchewan for canola...

US grain futures found pressure from harvest in corn and soybeans as well as a firmer US dollar. Fundamentally world cash values were more or less flat with Algeria and Egypt picking up wheat this week at around US$270-5 C&F, pretty much where values were last week. Paris milling...

With around 80% harvested and 84mt of the Russian wheat crop in the bin, the USDA estimate at 85mt is looking a little low. The September WASDE estimate was 85mt. As far out as the USDA estimate sounds the trade appear to have factored a larger estimate of 91mt...

Domestic wheat prices in Russia continue to fall. This is mostly due to ample production, recent estimates have the Russian crop now around 91mt as opposed to the latest USDA estimate of just 85mt. The other problem is logistics, exports are expected to top out at 49mt. Port capability...

Wheat futures in the US and Paris closed in the green. The slightly weaker AUD helps the conversion a little, the move in Chicago worth roughly AUD$6.48 per tonne. Paris was a little more subdued, milling wheat there closer up E1.50 per tonne (AUD$2.48). The rally in Chicago wheat...

The “rally” in US wheat futures fizzled out overnight, the funds seeing the jump as a selling opportunity. The catalyst for the decline was increasing pressure from Russian wheat out of the Black Sea. Weekly US export sales were 18% up on the previous week and also higher than...

International grain futures generally closed in the green overnight. Wheat futures in the US saw gains for the three main grades, the milling grade of HRWW leading the way. There were also good gains made in the Paris milling wheat contract, the Dec23 slot closing E6.00 higher at E238....

The USDA put out their September World Ag Supply and Demand report last night. It was generally what the market was expecting for wheat but the punters were expecting to see a little more bullish news on soybeans and corn. Markets responded accordingly, wheat trading higher at Chicago and...