Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

U.S. grains: Markets set one-week highs on export hopes, weather woes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched their highest prices in about a week on Wednesday, as agricultural markets stabilized following recent drops to contract lows. Hopes for increased U.S. commodity export demand helped support soy prices after the market fell to a 10-year low on Monday amid widespread concerns about the […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soy rises from 10-year low set on trade war

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped on Monday after dropping to their lowest prices in a decade earlier in the session, as the U.S.-China trade dispute looms over agricultural markets. Technical buying helped soybeans to recover after the most-active contract lost more than five per cent last week, traders said. The trade dispute […] Read more



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U.S. spring wheat, durum expected to surge

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Data released today from the U.S. National Agricultural Statistics Service showed large expected increases in spring wheat and durum production this year. Spring wheat production in the country, not including durum, is forecast at 614 million bushels, up 48 per cent from 2017. Of that, 584 million bushels, or 95 per cent […] Read more





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U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on favourable weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday on forecasts for crop-boosting rain and milder temperatures in the heart of the U.S. corn belt, with three-quarters of the nation’s crop already in good-to-excellent shape. Wheat futures tumbled more than three per cent on dull export demand and improving spring wheat […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on China trade woes, good crop weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Monday, giving up more than half of their gains from a bargain-buying rally before the weekend as investors weighed the impact of reduced Chinese demand following Beijing’s tariffs on U.S. supplies. Improved growing conditions in the U.S. Midwest also weighed on soybeans and corn before weekly […] Read more