(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Tuesday, with a falling dollar spurring a mild round of short-covering in the beaten-down market, traders said. Corn futures also edged higher, with technical buying underpinning the market. Soybeans weakened, drawing back from sharp gains on Monday as investors locked in profits. Rain in eastern parts […] Read more

The Nile River at Cairo. (CIA.gov)

Egypt public prosecutor orders 13 arrested in wheat corruption case

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of 13 people for 15 days pending an investigation into their role in a wheat procurement corruption scandal, judicial sources said on Saturday. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has been mired in controversy over its wheat supplies, with industry officials claiming that over […] Read more





rutted field after harvest

Harvest underway in Sask., farmers dealing with excessive moisture

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 8

Harvest operations are underway in the province. Thirty-five per cent of the winter wheat, 25 per cent of the fall rye, four per cent of the peas and one per cent of the lentils are combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Haying operations continue with 79 per cent of the hay crop now […] Read more

(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Soy firms modestly on export demand

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans firmed on Thursday on signs of resurgent export demand but corn drifted lower in subdued trade as the market awaited key monthly reports due Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wheat fell despite better-than-expected weekly export sales data. At the Chicago Board of Trade, November soybeans settled up […] Read more