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Funds holding large net short in canola heading into 2024
Corn traders were covering shorts and putting on some new longs as New Year rolled in
The net short position in canola futures was sitting near its largest levels on record to end 2023, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

U.S. grains: Corn closes with biggest yearly loss in a decade
Wheat, soy decline on bumper Brazil harvest, resilient Black Sea trade
Chicago corn closed on Friday with its biggest yearly drop in a decade while wheat and soybeans also posted steep annual declines after bumper harvests in Brazil and resilient Black Sea trade tempered concerns about weather and war.

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds with Black Sea risks, short covering by funds
Corn, soybeans fell as traders assessed a rainy forecast in South America
Chicago wheat futures climbed on Thursday after a vessel hit a mine in the Black Sea, an incident that underscores the continuing security risks along the key global grain trade shipping route.

U.S. grains: Wheat slips after rally, soybeans tick higher
Traders continue to keep a sharp eye on Brazil weather forecast
Chicago wheat declined on Wednesday, erasing most of the gains made the day before when worries that escalating wartime tensions would impact shipping in the Black Sea exporting region sent grains markets higher.

CBOT weekly outlook: Late Christmas gift for futures
Re-opening of U.S./Mexico rail crossings boosted corn, dryness lifted soybeans
On what would have been a bearish week on the Chicago Board of Trade ending Dec. 27, prices received a sharp boost as trading resumed after Christmas.

U.S. grains: Chicago soybean, grain futures firm ahead of holidays
Railways between U.S. and Mexico reopened five days after key trade routes closed
Chicago Board of Trade soybean and grain futures firmed on Friday, as traders adjusted their positions before the year-end holidays after a flurry of economic data showed underlying inflation pressures continuing to ease.

Rising loonie and weaker futures weigh on spring wheat bids
The Canadian dollar strengthened relative to its United States counterpart
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly lower during the week ended Dec. 21, as strength in the Canadian dollar and losses in the United States futures weighed on values.

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Brazilian rain forecasts
Corn up on technical bounce, wheat up on weaker dollar
Chicago soybean futures fell on Thursday as traders focused on forecasts calling for rain in Brazil, tempering some concerns over yield losses in the world's top oilseed exporter.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn futures hit new lows
Exports being lost because of US-Mexico rail crossing closures, industry says
Chicago front-months' corn contracts hit new lows on Wednesday after the U.S. government closed two key rail crossings into Mexico, the top importer of U.S. corn, in response to rising migrant crossings.

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. wheat remains rangebound
U.S. wheat prices essentially bottomed out during late November; recovered somewhat in December
United States wheat prices have been in something of a quandary lately, with any hope of higher prices curtailed by the need to remain competitive with cheaper Russian wheat, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, North Dakota.