Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures climbed to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday while wheat and corn each gained about one per cent, boosted by investor short-covering and a […] Read more
Spring wheat
U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil
Prairie wheat bids drift down with U.S. futures
CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada edged lower in most locations during the week ended Friday, as losses in the U.S. futures weighed on values. However, […] Read more
Ice-free Great Lakes mean sunny outlook for seaway
CNS Canada — A lack of ice on the Great Lakes means Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway will start shipping grain earlier than last year. Last year the seaway’s opening was […] Read more
Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot
Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority has rejected a shipment of Canadian wheat, saying it contained traces of the fungus ergot, a trade source said and official […] Read more
Ex-Iraq grain board chief to be investigated in graft case
CORRECTED, Feb. 20, 2016 — Baghdad | Reuters — Iraq’s acting trade minister has referred former grain board chief Saad al-Hamdani and 16 unnamed individuals for investigation over suspected transportation […] Read more
U.S. grains: Exports spark gains in soybeans
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Thursday as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s report of stronger-than-expected exports spurred a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed Wednesday, edging higher on a round of bargain buying and short-covering a day after prices hit their lowest in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops to lowest since 2010 on record supply estimate
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures dropped to their lowest level since 2010 after the U.S. government on Thursday said year-end global supplies would be the biggest in history. […] Read more
Prairie spring wheat bids slide lower
CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the firmer Canadian dollar and losses in U.S. wheat futures weighed on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans set new 2016 low as rains hit dry Argentina
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to seven-week lows on Monday after weekend rains across major exporter Argentina reduced the likelihood that dry weather would curb yields. Wheat […] Read more
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