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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall amid global export setbacks

By Justin Madden January 28, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Thursday, with the most-active March contract down 1.6 per cent, the largest drop for soybeans in more than a month, after exporters canceled U.S. soybean sales to China. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat ended 4-1/4 cents lower at $4.72-1/4 per bushel, after hitting a one-month […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat snaps rally, soy firm, corn flat

By Justin Madden January 27, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday on fund-driven technical selling and a proposal by Russia’s farm ministry to cut a wheat export tax, which tempered speculation about export restrictions. Corn coasted for the second straight day, while soybean futures rose on dry weather concerns in South America and southern Africa. At […] Read more

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

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Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

By Eric Knecht, Maha El Dahan January 27, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — One Egyptian official’s tough stance on wheat imports carrying a fungus that wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages is baffling global grain traders and putting a spotlight on policy-making disarray in the world’s biggest purchaser of the commodity. Alarm bells began ringing in Egypt when a 63,000-tonne wheat shipment from France arrived in […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month high on technicals

By Julie Ingwersen January 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices climbed to a one-month high Tuesday on chart-based buying and fund short-covering as the market digested news that Russia might limit grain exports, traders said. U.S. soybean futures retreated and corn closed lower after a volatile session. At the CBOT, March wheat settled up 3-1/4 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat up on talk of Russia curbing exports

By Julie Ingwersen January 25, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a one-week high on Monday on short-covering and concerns about the possibility that Russia might limit exports, traders said. Soybeans rose, led by soymeal, while corn ended nearly unchanged. At the Chicago Board of Trade, March wheat settled up six cents at $4.81-1/2 per bushel (all […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids dip as loonie rises

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 25, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as volatile activity in the Canadian dollar caused basis levels to soften. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $3-$6 per tonne over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat post small gains

By Mark Weinraub January 22, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures inched higher in end-of-week consolidation trade on Friday, supported by some fresh global supply concerns and stronger-than-expected export data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat also firmed slightly, with mild short-covering lending support. Ample global supplies but weak demand for U.S. […] Read more

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Ardent’s Illinois flour mills reopened

By Reuters January 22, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters –– Ardent Mills, the largest U.S. flour miller, said operations resumed on Thursday at its mill at Chester, Illinois, that had been closed since Dec. 29 due to near-record flooding on the Mississippi River. Mill staff “have gone ‘above and beyond’ to conduct extensive cleaning and sanitizing to return the mill back […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn snaps winning streak but wheat, soy firm

By Mark Weinraub January 21, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday, breaking a three-day streak of gains, as a pick-up in country movement of the yellow grain pulled prices from one-month highs hit early in the session, traders said. Wheat and soybean futures closed firm, bouncing back from declines on Wednesday on a round of bargain […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans set back on profit taking

By Mark Weinraub January 20, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.1 per cent on Wednesday as investors locked in profits a day after the market’s rally to a four-week high, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, pressured by weak overseas demand for U.S. supplies. But corn closed slightly higher, with a surprise export sale triggering a mild […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall amid global export setbacks

U.S. grains: Wheat snaps rally, soy firm, corn flat

Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month high on technicals

U.S. grains: Wheat up on talk of Russia curbing exports

Prairie spring wheat bids dip as loonie rises

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat post small gains

Ardent’s Illinois flour mills reopened

U.S. grains: Corn snaps winning streak but wheat, soy firm

U.S. grains: Soybeans set back on profit taking

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