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

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on broad commodity strength, soy sales

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strength in commodities and resurgent soy export demand, traders said. Wheat and corn followed the higher trend, with both grains rebounding after a two-session slide as the U.S. corn harvest got under way. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled up 4-1/2 cents […] Read more
(FIle photo by Allan Dawson)
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U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent as harvest looms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly one per cent on Tuesday on chart-based selling as the harvest of a large U.S. crop loomed, traders said. Soybeans followed the weak trend, declining in the absence of fresh supportive news, and wheat closed mixed, with front-month December fractionally lower. “The biggest thing is, there […] Read more
The Canada 150 emblem in a durum field. (Agr.gc.ca)
Crops, Markets

StatsCan’s model-based estimates confirm larger crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Canadian canola and wheat production likely ended up larger than earlier estimates, according to computer model-based data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. The model-based estimates are calculated by incorporating satellite data, agro-climate data, and Statistics Canada’s field crop reporting data. The numbers compare with the survey of farmers released Aug. 31. Total […] Read more
(Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower in retreat from early strength

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Monday as a bout of technical selling erased early strength tied to export demand and uncertainty about Midwest yield prospects, analysts said. Corn fell on expectations of continued, burdensome U.S. supplies, and wheat also declined in listless trade. CBOT November soybeans settled down one cent […] Read more
Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease but notch fourth weekly gain

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on profit-taking but the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade November contract still recorded a fourth straight weekly advance, supported by firm cash markets and export demand. CBOT wheat rose on short-covering and worries about dry conditions in Australia while corn closed modestly higher in rangebound […] Read more
(FIle photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

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Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta are limiting winter cereal seeding so far, as farmers wait for rain. But that’s not the best strategy, according to Cordon Geisam, the southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta territorial manager for FP Genetics, a Regina-based seed company that deals in fall rye hybrids. […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month top on export demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a one-month high on Thursday on robust export demand coupled with short covering and strength in cash markets, traders said. Corn followed the firm trend, drawing additional support from strength in other commodities, including crude oil. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity Index was up 0.2 per cent […] Read more
(Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans firmed on Wednesday in a light technical rebound one day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised analysts by raising its estimates of the U.S. corn and soybean yields. Corn futures ended flat while wheat was modestly higher, paring gains after the Chicago Board of Trade December contract hit […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
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U.S. grains: Wheat lower on hefty global stocks

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to a one-week low on Monday as swelling harvest supplies in the Black Sea export region hung over a subdued market a day ahead of closely watched U.S. government crop forecasts. Soybean futures also declined, while corn edged higher in choppy trade. Chicago Board of Trade December […] Read more

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