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CBOT July 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-month low on export competition

Corn, soybean futures also sag

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid to a near two-month low on Wednesday, testing psychological support at the $5-per-bushel mark, pressured by forecasts for rising global grain supplies and strong export competition, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures also declined as a speedy U.S. planting pace supported expectations for large harvests. Traders shrugged […] Read more
CBOT July 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up despite USDA forecast for ballooning stocks

Soybeans drift lower; wheat weaker on improving crop weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn ended higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast U.S. corn stockpiles would top 3.3 billion bushels by the end of the 2020-21 marketing year, a 33-year high that nonetheless fell below an average of trade expectations. USDA’s forecast for 2019-20 corn ending stocks, at 2.098 billion […] Read more
CBOT July 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on export demand

USDA data awaited

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, reaching a 3-1/2 week high on fresh export sales to top global buyer China, traders said. Corn and wheat futures drifted lower as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a monthly supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in which analysts expect the […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds cover canola shorts, but still bearish on corn

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Speculators reduced their net short position in canola during the first week of May and added to their net long position in soybeans, while placing fresh bearish bets on corn, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position […] Read more
CBOT July 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on Chinese buying ahead of crop report

Wheat wrestles with demand concerns, weather woes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago soybean futures climbed for a second session to a three-week high on Friday as Chinese buying underpinned prices and traders squared positions ahead of a supply and demand report due next Tuesday. Corn also rose on word China may increase agricultural buying to fulfill commitments laid out in January under […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Overwintered barley beats expectations

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Last fall’s remaining barley crops coming off the field this spring were at risk of causing a supply glut in feed grain markets. Luckily, however, those overwintered barley crops are in better-than-expected condition, and not all of them are going into the feed market. “We thought there would be a lot more coming […] Read more
CBOT July 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on Chinese buying, Midwest frost concerns

Freezing forecast raises concern about Midwest crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures prices rebounded on Thursday on renewed Chinese buying of corn and soy and as forecasts for sub-freezing temperatures across the country stoked concerns that some vulnerable crops may sustain damage. Gains, however, were tempered by plentiful supplies and worries about demand as traders started positioning ahead […] Read more
CBOT July 2020 soybeans with Bollimger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

Wheat pressured by improved Northern Hemisphere weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday, as continued weak demand due to the coronavirus epidemic and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions offset support from a flurry of commodity purchases by top importer China. Corn also slipped, following a pullback in crude oil, while wheat eased as beneficial rain for Northern Hemisphere […] Read more
CBOT July 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn gains with rising crude, limited by early planting

Soybeans rise on sale to China, despite tariff talk

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures gained on Tuesday, following energy markets higher on hopes of renewed ethanol fuel demand as lockdowns ease, but were capped by ahead-of-schedule planting across the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Soybeans climbed on confirmation of new sales to China, even as the United States renewed tariff threats over China’s […] Read more
Diligent screening of susceptible varieties and better fungicide timing means growers are managing fusarium head blight.
Cereals, Crops

New cereal fungicide seeks to carve out its own niche

Cerefit's dual mode of action acts as a preventive and curative

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Reading Time: 4 minutes In the fight against diseases in winter wheat in Eastern Canada, the agri-food industry has done a remarkable job in effectively managing fusarium head blight — for decades considered the crop’s greatest disease threat. Seed companies have screened and eliminated susceptible varieties while timing of fungicide applications has advanced to the extent that fusarium is […] Read more

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