This week’s market update covers the results of the USDA Ag Outlook Forum, historical price trends from the March Supply & Demand Report, Brazil’s crop progress, U.S. export trends, and a long-term review of December corn and November soybean futures.

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• Corn

• Soybeans

Do you know a not-for-profit community-based initiative you think would benefit from a $10,000 grant from Hensall Co-op? We are introducing another year of our Strong Communities Initiative and are calling for applications for our 2025 program.

The key criteria are as follows:

• Application must be received from Canadian Community-based not for profit organizations in the Hensall Co-op trading area that support the broader rural community
• Funding of a project that will have a long term impact on the community (i.e., not for normal operations)
• Project has a clear and measurable benefit to the rural community
• The project fills a strong need in the rural community; not for the benefit of a single individual
• The organization has demonstrated that they can sustain the initiative to the end of the project
• Priority will be given to organizations that have not received a large scale sponsorship/donation from Hensall Co-op in the past 5 years
• Our employees have identified that Community Health and Healthy living are important to them, therefore, we will give priority to projects in the area of Health and Healthy living
• The organization must also be registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as a charity, have a bank account in its own name and have been operating for over 12 months

More details related to eligibility criteria are outlined in the application form which is available here:

Strong Communities Application

 The deadline for applications is May 31, 2025.

This week’s updated covers trade estimates from USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum, South American weather, Brazil’s harvest progress, pod development in Argentina, U.S. exports, and a long-term review of December corn and November soybean futures.

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• Corn

• Soybeans

This week’s update covers Argentina’s weather, U.S. export sales trends, Brazil’s soybean harvest, Argentina’s pod progress, and the long-term view for December corn and November soybean futures.

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• Corn

• Soybeans

Season 4 Episode 9 of RealAgriculture's Edible Bean School, brought to you by Hensall Co-op, is now available.Lange and Hensall Co-op origination manager Wade Bickell join host Bernard Tobin for a look back at the ups and downs of the last growing season and issues that may impact the new crop. Watch video here.

This week’s update covers price changes in corn and beans associated with the February Supply Demand report, U.S. export sales, Argentina weather, South American soybean harvest, and the long-term outlook for December corn and November soybean futures. 

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• Corn
• Soybeans

This week’s update covers Brazil’s soybean harvest progress, Argentina’s weather and crop conditions, U.S. exports, and long-term trends in December corn and November soybean futures.

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• Corn

• Soybeans

This week’s update covers Brazil’s soybean harvest progress and weather, Argentina’s weather and soybean production outlook, U.S. exports, and long-term trends in December corn and November soybean futures. 

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• Corn

• Soybeans

This week’s update highlights Brazil’s soybean harvest progress and weather, Argentina’s weather outlook, unshipped U.S. exports, and the long-term analysis of December corn and November soybean futures.

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• Corn
• Soybeans

This week’s update breaks down Friday’s USDA report trade estimates, historical March futures trends, Argentina’s weather market, Brazil’s soybean harvest, export sales, and a long-term outlook for December corn and November soybean futures.

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• Corn

• Soybeans