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62 THE RURAL VOICE
Grain Markets
certainly stopped the damage in
many areas but most producers are
saying that the better areas are no
better than average and the poorer
areas will be below average. Even
parts of the Ottawa Valley are now
suffering through some dry weather.
As a result, I see Ontario producing a
corn crop in the 170-180 million
bushel range. I still do not agree with
the acreage figures that remain
unchanged from last year given the
fact that many producers that I have
spoken with have planted fewer acres
this past spring.
Basis levels for old crop corn have
held quite well considering the
amount of corn that still needs to find
a home before harvest, which is only
six to eight weeks away. Local basis
could become more based on storage
or the lack of storage rather than on
import values due to the huge amount
of wheat that is being stored as well
as the expected carryover of old crop
corn. Producers have been very
reluctant to sell wheat since harvest
and wheat shipments to the U.S. have
been quite light compared to past
years. Even though this corn crop
may not be too Large, I am a little
concerned about short-term storage
space in November unless some
wheat starts moving.
SOYS:
The USDA lowered the expected
soybean yield and harvested acres but
the change was small. Rains through
the Midwest have been the major
factor in lowering prices by $1/bu
since the beginning of August. Open
interest has dropped significantly in
soybeans to the point that there is
now more open interest in wheat than
in soys. As well as rain, earlier ideas
that aphids and rust might invade the
soybean crop have dissipated. Rust
has only moved as far north as
Georgia and aphids have been well
controlled, therefore both of these
factors have been taken out of the
equation. Now, the same situation
exists in corn and soybeans — there is
no need for funds to own either
commodity right now.
In Ontario, soybean prices have
taken a double whammy with the
futures prices going down and the
Canadian dollar going up. It sure