Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to new contract lows on Friday and wheat fell to a 3-1/2-month low with a seventh daily drop in eight trading sessions […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears
Corn sets new contract lows, ends mixed; wheat at 3-1/2-month low
Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat drops, durum steady
MGEX, CBOT, K.C. May wheats down on week
MarketsFarm — Prairie wheat bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were lower for the week ended Thursday, following losses in U.S. futures. […] Read more
Fund traders still bearish on canola
MarketsFarm — Fund traders remained heavily on the short side in canola futures during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. […] Read more
Seed pilot project unveiled
The new Seed Variety Use Agreement (SVUA) pilot project, unveiled in Winnipeg Feb. 25, will demonstrate the benefits of farmers paying breeders a royalty for seed saved for planting. But […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble as coronavirus rattles investors
Soybeans up off nine-month low on Argentina export news
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Thursday and wheat futures slumped to the lowest level in 2 -1/2 months in tandem with tumbling equities […] Read more
Australia’s wheat crop troubled
Drought continues, and it’s losing market share in Indonesia and Malaysia
MarketsFarm – Australia’s wheat crop is not looking good for 2019-20 and it’s more than the ongoing drought that’s to blame. As production in Australia has declined, it has also […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on chance of Argentina export limits
Coronavirus fears remain anchor on commodities prices
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday extended a rebound from a sharp drop earlier this week as investors anticipated changes to Argentine export taxes that could reduce […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Coronavirus, other factors grip markets
MarketsFarm — As fears of a worldwide pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus increase, markets, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), are seen to have been taking a beating. “The […] Read more
Argentina ag ministry suspends registration of exports
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s ministry of agriculture suspended on Wednesday the registration of agricultural exports until further notice, it said in a statement, a move that traders said […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes
Warm winter, weaker Russian ruble drag on wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures stabilized on Tuesday and soybean futures firmed in a mild recovery from the prior session’s steep drop on fears about the impact of […] Read more