CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and orange lines) and Euronext March 2022 milling wheat (blue line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on fears over Russia-Ukraine conflict

CBOT corn reaches seven-month high; South America rains weigh on soy futures

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Monday amid fears that Russia may invade Ukraine and disrupt grain shipments from the region, a major global supplier, traders said. Corn futures also strengthened and set a seven-month high, while soybean futures weakened. Grain traders kept their attention on Russia because it is the world’s […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise to multi-month highs

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures extended gains to set multi-month highs on Friday on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic stockpile estimates in a monthly report on Thursday. Soybeans also were higher as investors defended their net long position despite expectations for a record-large harvest in top […] Read more