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Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Four Eastern wheats to be reclassified in July

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Four classes of Canada Eastern wheat are set to be reclassified in mid-2019 into a new “Other” class, to cut the costs of segregating grain during commercial handling. The Canadian Grain Commission announced Thursday a new Canada Eastern Other Wheat (CEOW) class will be created effective July 1, 2019. At that time, the Canada Eastern […] Read more
CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans pause after two-day rise

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Thursday as traders booked profits after prices hit a near two-week high in the previous session, ahead of trade talks between Washington and Beijing at the G20 meeting. Wheat futures declined on lacklustre U.S. export sales while corn ended nearly unchanged. Chicago Board of Trade January […] Read more
CBOT December 2018 wheat, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise ahead of G20 talks, wheat declines

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday as brokers adjusted positions ahead of trade talks between China and the U.S. at the upcoming G20 meeting. Corn ended narrowly mixed while wheat futures fell on technical selling and worries about export demand for U.S. supplies. In addition, concerns eased about political tension between […] Read more
CBOT January 2019 soybeans with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on fears of fading export prospects

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent and neared a four-week low on Monday on chart-based selling and worries about export prospects for U.S. supplies amid a trade war with China, traders said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on fears that Russian-Ukrainian tensions could inhibit grain […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 wheat, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on improving export demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures topped one-week highs on Friday on hopes for improved export demand after sales to Egypt, while corn and soybean futures slumped. Egypt’s state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, said it bought 240,000 tonnes of wheat in an international purchasing tender on Thursday, with half of […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops

Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Feed grain prices have fluctuated very little over the past few weeks according to one Alberta-based commodities trader. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said corn has been getting $245-$250 per tonne. There is plenty of corn available in the U.S. and its price is often the cap on […] Read more

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