Reading Time: 1 minute Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were showing some strength during the first week of October, despite seasonal harvest pressure keeping a lid on the upside.
CBOT weekly: Soybeans/corn showing strength amidst harvest
Mail strike disrupts grain sample delivery
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Grain Commission has asked farmers to consider delivering harvest samples directly to CGC offices, services centres or approved drop offs as Canada Post strike delays mail.
U.S. grains: Soybeans tick up as market weighs crops, U.S.-China ties
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on technical and seasonal buying after two sessions of losses, as traders monitored U.S. harvesting, Brazilian planting progress and updates on trade negotiations with China and a U.S. farmer bailout package.
Bangladesh approves U.S. wheat imports, hoping to ease trade tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bangladesh has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat under a government-to-government deal aimed at easing trade tensions with Washington after import tariffs were imposed.
U.S. grains: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures eased on Monday on active harvesting across the Midwest farm belt and brisk early planting as well as exports in rival supplier Brazil, and as top importer China continues to shun U.S. supplies.
Russia’s top agriculture official blames low global grain prices for export slowdown
Reading Time: 2 minutes Low global prices for grains, Russia’s main agricultural commodity, have caused a sharp fall in exports in recent months.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Friday as pressure from a fast-advancing U.S. harvest offset early-session support from hopes that upcoming U.S.-China talks could revive stalled soybean trade.
Prairie spring wheat bids soften with U.S. futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global food commodity prices dipped in September as declines in sugar and dairy offset a new peak for meat prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Thursday, continuing the previous day’s rebound as the market assessed chances for a resumption in Chinese demand following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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