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

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy jump to multi-month highs on fund buying

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures extended gains to multi-month peaks on Tuesday, lifted largely by technical and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Corn also rose at the Chicago Board of Trade, with all three agriculture future contracts gaining as part of a broad commodities rally. The dollar declined against […] Read more



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Prairie spring wheat bids tick lower

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada were slightly weaker during the week ended Friday, as the Canadian dollar gained ground relative to its U.S. counterpart. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly $1 to $2.50 per tonne over the course of the […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soy falls from eight-month top

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly one per cent on Thursday on profit-taking and softening cash markets following a four-session advance that lifted the spot May contract to an eight-month high, traders said. Wheat futures ended lower one day after setting a one-week high. But corn settled modestly higher, supported by stronger-than-expected […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

Chicago | Reuters –– Front-month U.S. corn futures rose three per cent on Wednesday, their biggest single-day advance since September, on short-covering and concerns about planting prospects in the Midwest, analysts said. Concerns about South American weather lent support. Soybean futures also charged higher, buoyed by chart-based buying and data showing strong demand from China, […] Read more