File photo of a durum wheat field in Idaho. (Craig Morris photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA

Less supply by end of marketing year

Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.



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Speculators exit short positions in canola

Net short smallest since 2023

Speculative fund traders were busy covering bearish bets and putting on new long positions during the first few days of February, taking the net short position in canola to its smallest level since September 2023, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).