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U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from 6-1/2-year low

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans rebounded on Monday on technical buying and short covering after hitting a 6-1/2-year low following the weekend election in Argentina of a president who has promised to cut export taxes and boost production. Corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade recovered from earlier losses tied to […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans fall on good crop weather

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by improving crop conditions in the U.S. Plains and Midwest while corn and soybeans dropped on beneficial crop weather in South America, traders said. The burgeoning harvest prospects threatened to add to the already ample global stockpiles of all three commodities. […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies 1.5 per cent

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures all firmed on Thursday on support from better-than-expected export sales reports for all three commodities, traders said. Gains in soybeans were limited by a huge global supply base following bumper harvests across the U.S. Midwest as well as improving crop weather in South America. Wheat […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat close lower

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday in a technical setback following two days of modest gains, traders said. Wheat futures also weakened as a bleak fundamental picture, highlighted by plentiful global stocks, cast a bearish tone across the agriculture sector. Corn was mixed, with some contracts edging higher on a late […] Read more



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Prairie wheat bids ebb lower

CNS Canada –– Cash wheat bids across Western Canada ebbed lower during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures dipped and basis levels fluctuated. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$2 to $5 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points. […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from 6-1/2 year lows

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, rising from 6-1/2 year lows on bargain-buying as investors covered bearish bets amid signs of strong export demand, traders said. Corn futures also closed higher, with traders citing a round of short-covering. The gains in both commodities were kept in check by pressure from burgeoning […] Read more

General purpose and soft wheat

General purpose and soft wheat

Grow higher yielding wheat varieties to target the feed market

With price spreads between feed wheat and Hard Red Spring wheat often very narrow, it may pay to grow higher yielding wheat varieties and target the feed market. General purpose and soft wheat can yield 25 to 30 per cent more than an HRSW. We have been growing Pasteur GP wheat on both irrigation and […] Read more