Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased on Friday on technical selling and disappointment in the size of weekly export sales, analysts said.
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U.S. grains: Grains ease on technical selling, export demand uncertainty
China’s 2024 total grain output rises to record 706 mln tons
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's total grain production reached a record of more than 700 million metric tons in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, as Beijing moves to boost output in its quest to achieve food security.
Russian grain exports to Syria suspended due to uncertainty
Reading Time: 3 minutes Russian wheat supplies to Syria have been suspended because of uncertainty about the new government and payment delays, Russian and Syrian sources said on Friday, while two vessels carrying Russian wheat for Syria did not reach their destinations.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.
Russia to plant more oilseeds as wheat’s profitability falls
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia may increase the planting of oilseeds next year as farmers look for more profitable crops to replace low-margin crops such as wheat, Russia's main agricultural export, said Dmitry Rylko, head of the IKAR consultancy, on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn reaches highest level since June on decline in US stockpiles
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.
Grain Growers of Canada elects new executive
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Grains chair Tara Sawyer has been elected chair of the Grain Growers of Canada. Sawyer, a farmer from Acme, Alberta, is the first woman to hold the role, GGC said.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybean futures ease, corn turns higher ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday on expectations for a hefty South American crop, while corn futures rose as traders anticipated world supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will show smaller U.S. stockpiles.
China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports
Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.
U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, soy and wheat end mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures climbed on Friday to the highest in five months on a continuous chart, supported by technical buying and strong U.S. export sales.