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CBOT Weekly: Selling, crop conditions drive price drops

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm June 5, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat prices led the way as the July Chicago contract fell 46 cents per bushel at US$4.46. The July Kansas City hard red wheat contract dropped 43.5 cents at US$6.7625/bu., while the July Minneapolis spring wheat contract lost 39.5 cents at US$7.1250/bu.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls as U.S. Plains harvest advances, Russia concerns ease

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 5, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago benchmark wheat Wv1 futures fell on Wednesday for the sixth day in a row, as progress in the U.S. winter harvest weighed on prices and concerns eased over the Russian crop, traders said.

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as traders weigh weather and planting progress

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 4, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy dipped in choppy trade on Tuesday as traders weighed U.S. planting progress and strong corn ratings with adverse weather in importer Mexico and downgrades to soybean harvest forecasts in major exporter Brazil.

Mark Tuttle digs through soil to find soybean sprouts at his soy farm in Somonauk, Illinois, U.S., May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

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US farmers opt for soy to limit losses as all crop prices slump

By Karl Plume, Reuters June 4, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast farmers would plant 86.5 million acres of soybeans nationwide this spring, the fifth most ever. Some analysts expect soybean acres to increase by another million acres or more as heavy rains close the window on corn planting.

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U.S. grains: Corn and soy slip on positive crop progress outlook

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 3, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on shaky demand, technical trading and expectations of strong seeding progress and crop condition for corn later in the day, traders said.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures end week lower with Russian crop in focus

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 31, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Forecasts for a smaller Russian wheat harvest due to persistent drought and frost pushed prices to a 10-month high of $7.20 a bushel this week. But by Friday, traders were less concerned about how much relief the well-timed rains might give the country's crop, analysts said.

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U.S. grains: Wheat slips further from highs as Russia rain awaited

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 30, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures turned lower for a second straight session on Thursday, falling from 10-month highs, as traders assessed whether rain forecast in parts of Russia would halt a rapid decline in harvest estimates for the world's top exporter.

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U.S. grains: Wheat loses steam after rally as traders eye Russian weather

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 29, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures edged down on Wednesday as investors took profits after the recent rally and questions remained about whether forecasts for rain in Russia would stem a decline in harvest prospects in the world's biggest exporter.

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 28, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago benchmark wheat futures rose on Tuesday, supported by reduced harvest projections in Russia, Wv1 hitting a 10-month high before paring gains.

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries

By Reuters, Tom Polansek May 24, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed nearly flat on Friday but rose seven per cent for the week as concerns grew over crop losses in Russia and other exporting countries.

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CBOT Weekly: Selling, crop conditions drive price drops

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as U.S. Plains harvest advances, Russia concerns ease

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as traders weigh weather and planting progress

US farmers opt for soy to limit losses as all crop prices slump

U.S. grains: Corn and soy slip on positive crop progress outlook

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures end week lower with Russian crop in focus

U.S. grains: Wheat slips further from highs as Russia rain awaited

U.S. grains: Wheat loses steam after rally as traders eye Russian weather

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook

U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries

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