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Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. Grains: CBOT wheat futures dip after rally; corn, soybeans also lower

Wheat futures had risen in four of the previous five sessions

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dipped on Thursday but remained near recent peaks as a third night of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports renewed concerns about disruptions to exports needed to meet world demand and stave off rising food prices. Wheat futures had risen in four of the previous five […] Read more
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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: wheat sees biggest jump since aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Soybean futures have risen for five sessions in a row

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Chicago | Reuters U.S. wheat futures jumped 8.5% on Wednesday, their biggest daily gain since days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as intensification of the war threatened to slow grain export shipments from a major global supplier. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract Wv1 briefly touched its daily trading limit […] Read more
The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)
Corn, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly update: Dry conditions, war propel prices upward

Rally may push well into the week of July 24 and perhaps further: broker

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MarketsFarm – Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to rally on July 19, and to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers of Barrington, Ill., they appeared set to push higher.  Capinegro pointed to the hot and dry weather across much of the United States as the main reason for the gains being made […] Read more
The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)
Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Spring Wheat

US Grains: wheat futures end firmer amid Black Sea supply worries

Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged the port of Odesa

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures finished stronger on Tuesday after Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged infrastructure at the port of Odesa, a day after Moscow quit the Black Sea grain export deal. The strikes diminished some expectations that Russia may still renew the export deal, analysts said. Markets […] Read more
CBOT September 2023 soft red winter wheat with Bollinger bands (20,2), MGEX September 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. September 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as Black Sea grain deal expires

Grain traders hope pact may still be renewed

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures fell on Monday as Russia’s exit from the Black Sea export deal failed to shock traders. Wheat and corn futures slumped after earlier rising to two-week highs when Russia announced it was leaving the agreement that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea. Russia had long threatened […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Net short position nearly gone in canola

Traders still net short in CBOT wheat, corn

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MarketsFarm — Speculative traders continue to exit their bearish bets in canola, with the net short position dipping below 4,000 in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of July 11, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in at 3,899 contracts (34,124 short, […] Read more
CBOT September 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX September 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. September 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise as Ukraine shipping deal set to end

Soybeans mixed on profit-taking, supply questions

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday as drought conditions in Canada and the northern Plains continue to weigh on the market, as does uncertainty over the future of Ukraine’s wartime grain export shipping deal that is set to expire on Monday. Corn followed wheat up on yield concerns and technical trading. […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2) and U.S. dollar index (black line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as focus returns to weather, dollar

Wheat traders keep one eye on Black Sea deal

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures bounced on Thursday on bargain buying after hitting a 2-1/2-year low early in the session while soybeans rose three per cent as traders shifted their focus back to uncertain crop weather and worries about supplies, analysts said. A slump in the U.S. dollar lifted wheat as well as […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits 2-1/2-year low, soybeans tumble over USDA data

WASDE also pressures CBOT wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest price since early 2021 on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a larger-than-expected domestic crop and rising supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures tumbled after USDA’s forecast of 2023-24 soy ending stocks fell above a range of trade estimates, and wheat futures were […] Read more
(Christophe Paul photo courtesy USDA)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react bearishly to WASDE report

Traders were expecting reduced U.S. corn yield

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MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) saw futures come down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Wednesday. Corn prices were 18 cents per bushel lower on the day, while soybeans lost 27-33 cents (all figures US$). Chicago soft wheat shed 24-28 […] Read more

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