Many year’s ago, when I was very young, our entire family stood out in a blizzard in Calgary, Alberta to catch a glimpse of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their first visit to Canada --- we cheered and waved as they drove by and they smiled and waved back. The date was October 19 1951 and in less than a year she was Queen Elizabeth.......please click PDF to see more details

Monday is a holiday in the USA so the grain/oilseed markets should start the week on the calm side. Soybeans and soymeal had another tough week with prices moving up and down........please click PDF to see more details

This was another up week for grains and oilseeds as USA markets were looking more at what was happening in the country rather than concentrating on Black Sea events.....please click PDF to see more details

Corn prices were down this week in the US by about USD 5 to 8 m/t with new crop soybean prices dropping by at least USD 15 m/t and soymeal also down by USD 15 m/t. US wheat prices for both winter and spring wheat were down by close to USD 20 m/t.....please click PDF to see more details.