Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak
Soyoil sets record on Russia-Ukraine crisis
EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis
Brussels | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions on Moscow will prove painful for farmers, consumers, fertilizer makers and exporters of farm products, the European Commission warned […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed
Corn off eight-month peak, soybeans off 9-1/2-year top
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Friday in a profit-taking setback after peaking earlier at the highest level since mid-2008 as investors turned back to equities and […] Read more
Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports
Hamburg/Paris | Reuters — Grain exporters are looking for alternative sources of wheat and corn as a Russian invasion cuts off Ukrainian supplies, with European Union producers Romania and France […] Read more
Early USDA forecast points to record-large 2022 soybean crop
MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. could grow a record-large soybean crop in 2022, according to early predictions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released at their annual Agricultural Outlook […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine
Soyoil futures hit all-time high on vegoil supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures spiked by their daily trading limit on Thursday to their highest since mid-2012 and corn futures touched eight-month peaks after Russian forces attacked […] Read more
Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies
Moscow/Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said, stoking […] Read more
Vilsack hopes fertilizer firms don’t take advantage of Ukraine crisis
Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday he hoped fertilizer and agriculture supply companies affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take unfair advantage […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks
Concerns about disrupted Black Sea region exports lift markets
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt […] Read more
Adjustments minor in latest AAFC crop balance sheets
MarketsFarm — Only minor adjustments to the old- and new-crop balance sheets were reported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in their February supply/demand report, released Friday. New-crop production estimates were […] Read more
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