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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on weak technicals, ample supplies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures weakened for a second consecutive day on Thursday, with technical sellers pushing prices lower after the market failed to hold support at key chart points, traders said. K.C. hard red winter wheat led the declines, sinking 1.2 per cent, as improving moisture conditions in the U.S. Plains boosted […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weaken after strong start

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures eased on Wednesday on a round of profit taking after prices firmed to 2-1/2 week highs during the session. “The wheat market has had trouble with the 50-day moving average since the middle of September, and today was no different,” Charlie Sernatinger, global head of […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Tuesday after a U.S. government report showed farmers had increased their pace of harvesting what is expected to be a massive crop after a slow start, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also settled in positive territory, recovering early losses after holding support at key technical […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn post short-covering rally

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed on Monday on a round of short-covering after U.S. regulatory data released late on Friday showed that speculators had boosted their bearish bet on both commodities. Wheat futures notched the biggest gains, rallying 2.4 per cent. Corn and wheat weakened early but […] Read more
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Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Outlook improves for Prairies’ winter cereals

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Following concerns in September about seeding winter cereals in dry conditions, acres are down but crops seeded in Western Canada are doing good heading into the winter. “Very little moisture is required in the fall to get that seed to germinate and start growing, especially if it’s been seeded shallow,” said Amanda […] Read more
Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)
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U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on supportive export demand and light bargain buying following a three-day slide, along with renewed optimism about demand for soy-based biodiesel fuel, analysts said. Wheat and corn rose on light technical buying and bullish weekly export sales data. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures […] Read more
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful global supplies and strong competition for export business, especially from Russia, traders said. Corn fell, following wheat, and soybeans also declined after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled down 4-3/4 cents at $4.30 […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soy futures weaken on improving weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, pressured by improving weather for harvest in the U.S. Midwest as well as rain forecasts that will boost early crop development in Brazil, traders said. “We are leaking lower,” said Brian Rydlund, a broker at CHS Hedging. “We […] Read more
Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)
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U.S. grains: Soybeans drop below $10 on profit-taking

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures weakened on Monday, dipping below the US$10-per-bushel threshold the market hit for the first time in 2-1/2 months last week. “Soybeans are lower, giving back some of last week’s gains on profit taking,” Farm Futures analyst Bryce Knorr said in a note to clients. Soybean […] Read more

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