Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged to their highest price since June on Monday and closed near their highs after the U.S. government made bigger-than-expected […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures hit June highs
USDA cuts domestic harvest estimates
Production, ending stocks down for U.S. corn, soybeans
Worldwide soy, corn stocks also revised lower
MarketsFarm — Projected cuts to soybean production and yields in the United States exceeded many analysts’ expectations, but the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates for corn were mostly […] Read more
Funds add to bearish bets in canola
MarketsFarm — The speculative net short position in the ICE Futures canola market grew during the week ended Tuesday, as fund traders added more bearish bets, according to the latest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally ahead of USDA report next week
Fresh uncertainty about Ukrainian grain exports raises concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Friday, lifted by technical buying and short covering along with spillover support from higher equities and energy markets. […] Read more
Argentine growers who hold soybeans face higher financing costs
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine soy farmers who hold onto stock of more than five per cent of their production will face an elevated financing cost above the normal […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures retreat after rally
Corn also weak, soy up off recent losses
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, settling back from a sharp rally a day earlier as investors weighed Russian criticism of a Ukrainian grain export deal […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: More acres, smaller yields anticipated in U.S.
MarketsFarm — Ahead of the next supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), due out Monday, Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy said corn and soybean acres […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on new concerns about Ukraine exports
Profit-taking pressures corn, soybeans
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied 3.3 per cent to their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday as criticism by Russia of a wartime export deal for […] Read more
Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall 1.5 per cent
CBOT corn, wheat firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday as Argentina’s decision to offer farmers a better exchange rate for their crops threatened to raise export […] Read more
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