Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybeans were roughly flat on Friday, stabilizing amid a lack of fresh fundamental news following steep gains earlier this week tied mostly to […] Read more
Winter wheat
U.S. grains: Prices steady on short-covering, gain for week
U.S. grains: Wheat down on ample supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, easing from a two-session rally as traders returned their focus to record-large […] Read more
Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence
Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry sent a letter to traders saying it will allow an ergot fungus tolerance level of 0.05 per cent in wheat imports, hoping […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’
CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as both commodities saw a short-covering correction off of nearby […] Read more
U.S. grains: Prices jump on short-covering, oil rise
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade corn futures gained for the second straight day on Wednesday, as the grain market enjoyed a price bump from investors continuing to […] Read more
GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer
Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s GrainCorp said Wednesday it was joining a consortium that plans to acquire, then list, Western Australia’s grower-owned Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (CBH), the country’s largest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil
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
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
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
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