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U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

By Michael Hirtzer August 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell about one per cent to life-of-contract lows on Thursday, weighed down by investment fund short selling and abundant global supplies, traders said. Corn futures also eased but held just above Wednesday’s multimonth lows while soybean futures gained on strong Chinese demand and as rains […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

By Mark Weinraub August 16, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in export deals, traders said. Corn futures also were lower, pressured by the drop in wheat as well as good weather for crop development across the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn slips to 10-month low on U.S. crop conditions

By Michael Hirtzer August 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn tumbled to a 10-month low on Tuesday and soybeans fell to a six-week low as rains boosted expectations for bumper U.S. crops, traders said. Some CBOT wheat and K.C. wheat futures dropped to life-of-contract lows on technical selling and as a stronger dollar threatened to make […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, spring wheat extend losses on technicals, weather

By Michael Hirtzer August 14, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and spring wheat futures pared losses on Monday but still closed lower as technical selling and outlooks for favourable crop weather continued to pressure prices following steep declines last week. Meanwhile, Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures turned higher on a bargain-buying bounce. CBOT November soybean futures […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls; corn, soy firm

By Mark Weinraub August 11, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, led lower by a sharp decline in MGEX spring wheat as investors liquidated bullish positions following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for a bigger-than-expected crop in the northern Plains, traders said. The selloff pushed the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat […] Read more

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Canadian wheat bids decline with U.S. futures, but basis improves

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 4, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended August 3, as declines in the US futures weighed on prices. However, weakness in the Canadian dollar provided support and helped basis levels see some modest improvement. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall, ending win streak

By Mark Weinraub July 31, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened on Monday on forecasts for beneficial weather for crop development, traders said. Wheat futures also were weak, dropping to their lowest in more than a month, as sizeable world supplies countered support from drought-hit U.S. spring wheat yields. The lower closes snapped a string of […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Canadian wheat decline with U.S. futures, rising loonie

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 31, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada lost ground during the week ended July 28, as declines in the US futures and strength in the Canadian dollar both weighed on prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$8 to C$11 per tonne […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Improving forecast weighs on corn, soybeans

By Mark Weinraub July 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday, pressured by outlooks for some relief for crops stressed by hot and dry weather during the past few weeks, traders said. “It is a little bit of a moderation in the weather forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. “The […] Read more

Ontario farmers, such as this one harvesting near Lucan, Ont. say yields are as good as last year, with this farm seeing about 100 bushels per acre.

Crops, Production, Winter Wheat

Ontario winter wheat crop yielding well, quality good

By John Greig July 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario’s winter wheat crop is living up to its great expectations after a warm winter and lots of spring rain got it off to a great start. Farmers have been harvesting the crop for two weeks in the southwest of the province, but are just getting going in other areas. “I think the wheat’s looking […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

U.S. grains: Corn slips to 10-month low on U.S. crop conditions

U.S. grains: Soy, spring wheat extend losses on technicals, weather

U.S. grains: Wheat falls; corn, soy firm

Canadian wheat bids decline with U.S. futures, but basis improves

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall, ending win streak

Canadian wheat decline with U.S. futures, rising loonie

U.S. grains: Improving forecast weighs on corn, soybeans

Ontario winter wheat crop yielding well, quality good

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