Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures closed higher on Friday, boosted by a weaker U.S. dollar, after hitting a 20-month low, while corn futures rose from a seven-month low. […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn get boost off weaker dollar after multi-month lows
Expectations grow for Black Sea deal extension
U.S. grains: Chicago corn dampened by prediction of El Nino rain
Black Sea export deal hopes drag wheat to 18-month low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures hit their lowest price since August on Thursday on expectations that the El Nino climate phenomenon could boost U.S. crops and concerns about […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat at 18-month low on Black Sea deal hope
Soybeans boosted by slash to Argentina harvest
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures on Wednesday fell to their lowest point in 18 months on expectations for a Black Sea grains deal and continued poor demand for […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds off 17-month low
USDA's new WASDE awaited
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures edged higher on Tuesday, consolidating above a 17-month low as the market assessed mixed growing conditions in the U.S. Plains and awaited further […] Read more
CN’s mechanics vote in favour of strike action
Company says rail operations 'will continue'
Unionized mechanics and clerical workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) have voted their support for strike action which CN says will not affect operations. Ballots from members of Unifor Local […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat below US$7 on hopes for Ukraine export extension
CBOT corn down, soybeans up
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark Chicago wheat futures dropped below US$7 per bushel on Monday for the first time in 17 months, pressured by reminders of adequate global supplies and […] Read more
Record winter crop production expected for Australia
Summer crop production seen down on year
MarketsFarm — Australia will see its highest-ever winter crop production thanks to record wheat and canola harvests, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures end week strong
Chicago May wheat falls
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the third consecutive day on Friday, supported by expectations that the soy crop in global supplier Argentina is smaller than estimated […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up on technical bounce
Wheat firm; corn weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, extending their rebound from the one-month low hit this week on a round of technical buying, traders said. “I think […] Read more
North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
Seoul | Reuters — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings […] Read more