CBOT soy, corn and wheat futures closed lower on Monday, anchored by ample grain supplies, slow export demand and a decline in crude oil futures after concerns eased about Iran's weekend drone attack on Israel, analysts said.
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U.S. grains: Markets react calmly to Iran drone attack on Israel
Grain, soy futures end lower; USDA winter wheat ratings decline

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rally, defying bearish USDA report
Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures rallied on Friday on money flow from managed funds, rising demand and weather concerns, analysts said.

Volatile world wheat market, conditions bear close watch
Lower wheat production in Europe and dry conditions in Russia and Ukraine will affect prices
Ontario received average precipitation in March, and temperatures were four to six degrees above normal. Soil and weather conditions are favourable for planting corn and soybeans and planting of row crops is expected to occur seven days earlier than normal. Winter wheat is developing in an optimal environment. Quick lookSoybeans: A historically low carryout of […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite lower US supply numbers
Chicago corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected domestic ending stocks will remain at a five-year high, despite a reduction from last month.

U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports
Chicago Board of Trade soy fell on Wednesday after hitting a one-month low as traders awaited a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report and Brazil's Conab crop forecast.

Attention in CBOT soybeans/corn turning to spring weather
North American weather conditions should become a major influence on the activity in the grain and oilseed markets in the upcoming weeks as farmers turn their attention to spring seeding.

U.S. grains: Grain, soy futures keep dipping on weather, govt reports
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, soy and corn futures fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, weighed down by sustained competition abroad and improving U.S. planting weather on the horizon, analysts said.

Quicker tissue test available for corn growers this season
Testing for nutrients takes an in-field turn with newer technology
A nutrient-testing system first used in potatoes will be available for use in corn this year. The Leaf-Evaluated-Nutrient-System (LENS) unit from Picketa Systems, based in Fredericton, N.B., offers growers and crop advisers an efficient and cost-effective testing method for nutrients. The technology has been used in potato crops for the past three growing seasons, and […] Read more

Report can help corn growers plan for DON
Inaugural screening report reviews hybrid susceptibility to producing vomitoxin
The 2018 growing season is remembered for corn damage caused by gibberella ear rot infections and high concentrations of deoxynivalenol (DON). There were discrepancies and frustrations over acceptability of harvested loads. One elevator would reject a load but a second or third might take it, albeit with discounts for varying mycotoxin concentrations. Why it matters: […] Read more

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat ends lower; US crop rating seen as anchor
Chicago Board of Trade wheat dipped on Monday after a jump earlier in the day, as traders assessed conditions of the U.S. crops.