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A gaucho drives a carriage through the pampas (lowland plains), a primary farming and ranching region of Argentina. (CIA.gov)
Crops

Argentina’s soybean season ‘dead’

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Buenos Aires | Reuters — Hope has withered for any recovery in Argentine soy yields hit by a four-month drought that shows no signs of abating, farmers and analysts said Monday, prompting China to step in to fill the gap in soymeal exports from the world’s No. 1 supplier. The dryness that has blighted the […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Friday in a technical sell-off following U.S. government data on Thursday that raised the outlook for end-of-season stockpiles of the crops, traders said. Wheat declined to a 1-1/2-week low and soy dropped 2.5 per cent, while corn futures were down about 0.7 per […] Read more
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Markets

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

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Asuncion| Reuters — South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward protectionist policies. For Canada, the talks with the group, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn

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CNS Canada — Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture caused a stir in corn and soybean markets on the Chicago Board of Trade. “The Brazil and Argentine numbers (were) really not too terribly exciting. And the world numbers (were) basically kind of going exactly the opposite […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tick lower ahead of USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures were lower on Wednesday as investors squared up their positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report due on Thursday, traders said. Prices for each crop have cooled from last week’s multimonth highs amid dry growing conditions for U.S. wheat and Argentine corn […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief for dry wheat crops in the Plains or drought-affected grain belts in major exporter Argentina. Global benchmark Chicago Board of Trade May wheat was up […] Read more
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on profit-taking

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Friday, following a six-day rally that had pushed prices to their highest in 7-1/2 months, traders said. “This has just been a fantastic week of gains,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. “The funds are taking a […] Read more
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures rally

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Thursday, with new forecasts calling for extended dryness in the U.S. Plains pushing prices to fresh 7-1/2-month highs, traders said. Soybean futures rallied to a 13-month high on signs of strong export data. Parched soils in Argentina that threatened […] Read more

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