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U.S. grains: Soybeans close firm despite trade threats

By GFM Network News April 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, with traders shrugging off rhetoric about escalations in a trade war between China and the U.S. to focus on fresh export deals. China warned on Friday it was fully prepared to respond with a “fierce counter strike” of fresh trade measures if the U.S. follows […] Read more

(Mark Wilson photo courtesy Louis Dreyfus Co.)

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as market digests Chinese tariff threat

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rallied more than one per cent on Thursday as investors played down the immediate impact of proposed Chinese tariffs on U.S. supplies, a move that had sent prices plunging a day earlier. U.S. wheat futures jumped as much as two per cent, lifted by worries that cold temperatures […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble as China slaps tariffs on imports

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled two per cent on Wednesday after China readied tariffs against U.S. soy, corn, beef and other goods to retaliate against the Trump administration’s planned tariffs on Chinese exports as a trade war intensified. U.S. corn futures also fell sharply, then recovered a portion of the heavy losses. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA says crop conditions worst since 2002

By GFM Network News April 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Tuesday, led by a spike in hard red winter wheat prices, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture rated the U.S. Plains crop in the worst shape in 16 years. Soybeans and corn rebounded from the prior session’s declines on spillover support from wheat and as cold, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on plentiful stocks, trade tensions

By GFM Network News April 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures were lower on Monday as early-session support from a lower-than-anticipated government forecast on spring plantings faded and the market’s focus turned to ample U.S. supplies and rising trade tensions with top importer China. Corn futures notched a 2-1/2-week high on the U.S. Agriculture Department’s bullish acreage forecast late […] Read more

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High protein in HRSW

Q & A with CPS

By Kevin Poole April 2, 2018

Q: How do I consistently achieve high protein in hard red spring wheat? What’s the optimum protein level to aim for? A: Achieving consistently high protein levels in hard red spring wheat requires annual planning as protein levels are a moving target. Begin by establishing an optimum protein goal. Generally, wheat with a protein level […] Read more

A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

By GFM Network News March 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans surged more than two per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture stunned traders by projecting a year-on-year decline in soybean plantings and a larger-than-expected drop in corn acres. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed the firm trend, […] Read more

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USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

By GFM Network News March 29, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers will cut their plantings of both soybeans and corn this spring with supplies of both commodities at record highs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. Soybean plantings, despite the expected drop, will top corn acreage for the first time since 1983, USDA said. Wheat seedings will rise by […] Read more

Mature winter wheat. (Allan Dawson photo)

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low

By GFM Network News March 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to two-month lows on Wednesday as improving weather for developing crops in the drought-hit southern Plains put the focus back on ample world supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures closed lower after a choppy session as traders squared positions a day ahead of key U.S. planting […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA

By GFM Network News March 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as rains in the Southern Plains breadbasket boosted prospects for the region’s drought-hit winter wheat crop, analysts said. Soybean futures fell while corn closed flat in light volume ahead of key data due this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The government was […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Spring wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans close firm despite trade threats

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as market digests Chinese tariff threat

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble as China slaps tariffs on imports

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA says crop conditions worst since 2002

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on plentiful stocks, trade tensions

High protein in HRSW

U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low

U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA

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