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Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Egypt to follow global standard for ergot starting Tuesday

By Reuters July 11, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cairo | Reuters — Egypt will allow up to 0.05 per cent ergot, a common grains fungus, in wheat shipments beginning on Tuesday, confirming the end of a months-long standoff just before the country re-enters the international wheat market. Reuters exclusively reported on July 4 that a ministerial decree would allow the world’s top wheat […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Water Management Research Unit, ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Bargain hunting, weather concerns support soy, corn gains

By Mark Weinraub July 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Friday on a bargain-buying bounce after declining sharply earlier in the week. Concerns about hot and dry weather stressing both crops as they head toward key developmental phases added to the strength. “Traders continue to have concerns about forecasts calling for hot and dry […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

By Mark Weinraub July 7, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged 4.7 per cent to their lowest in nearly two months on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. The sharp drop in soybeans weighed on corn, which settled close to unchanged as traders locked in profits from a surprise […] Read more

A wheat crop in standing water. (Colton Yoder photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

By Jade Markus July 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Generous rainfall has benefited but also boosted the risk of disease on wheat crops in much of Canada and the U.S., and has also cut into grain quality in parts of Europe. However, according to Drew Lerner of U.S. forecast agency World Weather Inc., conditions during the harvest season will be the […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer

By Ehab Farouk July 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cairo | Reuters — Egypt appointed a new head on Sunday for its state wheat-importing body — one of the most influential positions in the global wheat market — as it remains mired in a dispute over the quality of grain it will buy. Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi told Reuters Ahmed Youssef has been […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view

By Mark Weinraub July 1, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Friday, pressured by an ample global stockpile that was expected to grow even larger due to a bountiful harvest, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also weakened, with soybeans settling back from a rally on Thursday that pushed prices to a two-week high. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. farmers surprisingly boost corn plantings, soy acres at record

By Mark Weinraub June 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers seeded more corn and soybeans than they had initially planned to during the spring, taking advantage of a rallying futures market and good weather to plant as much acreage as possible, government data showed on Thursday. The robust plantings will likely add to an ample supply base of both […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall sharply

By Mark Weinraub June 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, extending their decline under pressure from the ongoing harvest of a bountiful crop in the Plains and the Midwest which threatens to add to a glut of supplies that is largely being shunned by overseas buyers. Corn futures also dropped, pressured by forecasts for rain […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt’s parliament to look into wheat fraud allegations

By Reuters June 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s parliament has set up a fact-finding commission that will look into allegations of corruption in local wheat procurement. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, this month announced a government-led inspection of wheat silos after an unusually high procurement figure prompted allegations of possible fraud from top industry officials, traders and […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canada’s canola, pulse acres rise at grains’ expense

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Canadian farmers adjusted their acreage ideas to seed more canola and pulses at the expense of grains, according to the updated Statistics Canada field crop area report released June 29. The adjustments were largely in line with trade guesses — and attention in the markets is quickly turning back to weather conditions. […] Read more

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Spring wheat

Egypt to follow global standard for ergot starting Tuesday

U.S. grains: Bargain hunting, weather concerns support soy, corn gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view

U.S. farmers surprisingly boost corn plantings, soy acres at record

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall sharply

Egypt’s parliament to look into wheat fraud allegations

Canada’s canola, pulse acres rise at grains’ expense

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