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

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week high as trade fears ease

By GFM Network News March 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Monday as fears eased that a trade war with China will take a bite out of crop exports. The markets ultimately closed lower on technical selling and profit-taking, analysts said. However, traders were breathing easier after China’s commerce ministry on Friday did […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower in volatile session

By GFM Network News March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed mostly lower on Friday after a wild session that saw the May soybean contract tumble to its lowest in over a month on worries about trade tensions, only to pare losses and briefly turn higher in late moves as soymeal soared. Corn closed modestly higher after notching […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds after weather-driven selloff

By GFM Network News March 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed Thursday on bargain-buying a day after forecasts for much-needed moisture pressed the Kansas City May hard red winter wheat contract to a seven-week low, traders said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while soybeans ended mostly steady. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat futures settled up 2-1/4 cents […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wetter forecasts pressure K.C. wheat

By GFM Network News March 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hard red winter wheat futures fell to near two-month lows on Wednesday on forecasts of another round of beneficial showers next week in the southern Plains that could boost crop prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat rallied late in the session to end higher, while […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat prices bounce after steep losses

By GFM Network News March 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Tuesday in a light recovery bounce after falling to a seven-week low, but trade was cautious after weekend rains on the parched U.S. Plains offered respite for the winter wheat crop. Soybeans firmed on bargain-buying after Monday’s losses while corn edged lower after […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as rains cross drought-hit Plains

By GFM Network News March 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid to six-week lows on Monday as much-needed rain and snow fell in dry areas of the southern Plains, pushing most-active K.C. hard red winter wheat futures down more than five per cent, traders said. Corn and soybean futures sagged on fund-driven long liquidation and as weekend rains […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecast for rains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures dropped to a 2-1/2-week low on Friday on outlooks for rains by this weekend that should alleviate stress on some crops in the parched U.S. Plains growing region, traders said. CBOT May contract wheat settled down 11 cents at $4.67-3/4 per bushel, bringing the losses for the week […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat sharply lower in technical sell-off

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell nearly two per cent on Thursday in a technical sell-off amid outlooks for rain in the parched U.S. Plains crop belt, traders and analysts said. Disappointing weekly U.S. wheat export sales added to headwinds, with CBOT May wheat dropping 10 cents to $4.78-3/4 per bushel, […] Read more

From the road, the crop had a purplish tinge to it. Although they appeared consistently throughout the field, the symptoms were more pronounced in drier areas, such as hilltops.

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Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing extreme stem discolouration in this wheat crop?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the March 13, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Alaina Stoesz March 14, 2018

While checking some crops, Ron, a Saskatchewan producer, was alarmed to find his wheat crop’s plant stems had turned a vivid reddish-purple colour within a very short period of time. It was August 9 when Ron asked me to investigate the cause of the stems’ colour change. Ron farms 3,000 acres of wheat, canola, barley […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and outlooks for record-large U.S. plantings this year, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures dropped 16-1/2 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $10.32-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). Prices accelerated declines at late-morning after advisory service […] 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

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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week high as trade fears ease

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower in volatile session

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds after weather-driven selloff

U.S. grains: Wetter forecasts pressure K.C. wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat prices bounce after steep losses

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as rains cross drought-hit Plains

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecast for rains

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat sharply lower in technical sell-off

Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing extreme stem discolouration in this wheat crop?

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

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