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Bulk wheat being loaded on a ship in a Russian port. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Russian export plans

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped 2.5 per cent on Tuesday to a one-week low after Russia’s agriculture ministry said it had no plans to restrict grain exports from the world’s biggest wheat supplier, traders said. Corn firmed on support from news that Argentina planned to impose a 10.2 per cent export tax […] Read more
A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, but both commodities posted monthly declines as prospects for large U.S. harvests weighed on prices. Wheat climbed on technical buying, along with worries about tightening global supplies. Chicago Board of Trade December […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as huge harvest looms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Thursday on expectations of a massive U.S. harvest and worries about sluggish demand, traders said. Wheat futures fell on technical selling and profit-taking after Wednesday’s 3.5 per cent surge while corn futures were little changed. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled down 4-1/2 cents […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Questions remain over heat’s impact on 2018 yields

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Harvest came early for some crops in Western Canada this year. A few canola crops in Manitoba are already in the bin as warm temperatures and a lack of rain helped growers hit the fields quicker than other years. However, a hot and mostly dry summer on the Prairies has left many […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new rumours of Russian export curbs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 3.5 per cent on Wednesday on technical buying and rumours that Russia might curb wheat exports, traders said. Soybeans and corn closed modestly higher, following wheat. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat futures settled up 18-1/2 cents at $5.41-3/4 per bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls to six-week low on crop prospects

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday, with the benchmark November contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a six-week low on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest and uncertainty about demand, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while CBOT wheat steadied after a six-session slide […] Read more
Bread delivery, Nigerian-style. Most baking is done by hand in about 90,000 small bakeries and produced mainly for a local market.
Cereals, Crops

CWRS makes inroads in Nigeria

Quality makes CWRS ideal for blending with other wheats for bread, but there are also possibilities for durum

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Reading Time: 2 minutes As Nigeria’s population rapidly grows to make it the third-largest country in the world by 2050, according to the UN, demand has also been increasing for high-protein, high-quality Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat for food products. “The high-protein segment of the Nigerian market that was once (dominated by) U.S. wheat was completely replaced by […] Read more
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Wheat trade hoping for big export year

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Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada –– Canadian wheat growers could find themselves popular with international buyers this winter, as world wheat stocks hit lows not seen for a decade. Marlene Boersch, managing partner at Mercantile Consulting Venture, said the present 26-day wheat supply available to world markets, once China’s stockpiles are removed from the equation, should boost prices […] Read more

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