Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat rebounded from a 25-month low to close higher on Wednesday, edging up on fresh tensions between Russia and Ukraine that cast doubt on […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as tensions rise between Russia, Ukraine
Recent rains may not be enough to save U.S. wheat, traders say
Russia’s Black Sea demands cause jumpy wheat market
An opportunity may arise for new-crop wheat sales, depending on future of shipping agreement
From March 15 through April 15, southern Ontario received above normal precipitation with some areas receiving as much as 100 to 125 millimetres of rain. Temperatures were two to three […] Read more
European Commission to ban Ukrainian grain exports to Romania
Talks ongoing with Ukraine's other neighbours
Bucharest | Reuters — The European Commission will ban Ukrainian grain and oilseeds exports to Romania until June 5, Romanian Agriculture Minister Petre Daea said on Wednesday. Romania has stopped […] Read more
Russian envoy says no breakthrough on grain deal
Ukraine says Moscow blocking ships
Geneva | Reuters — Russia’s envoy to the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday said “no real progress” had been achieved in resolving issues raised by Moscow over the Black […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. rain, StatCan report biggest influences
Russia's sabre-rattling not yet swaying markets
MarketsFarm — The three to five inches of rain received Wednesday in Kansas and Oklahoma have put pressure on Kansas City and Chicago wheat prices on the Chicago Board of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits eight-month low
Soybeans, wheat at one-month low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures slumped on Monday to an eight-month low after the government announced that China canceled some purchases of U.S. supplies of […] Read more
Moscow would scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports, Medvedev warns
G7 said to be considering blanket ban on exports to Russia
Reuters — Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by terminating the Black Sea Grain deal […] Read more
CNH sheds Russian business
New Holland, Case IH maker had suspended shipments last year
The maker of Case IH and New Holland tractors and combines is selling its business activities in Russia for about US$60 million. CNH Industrial, which employs about 200 people in […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, demand affect grain prices
Wheat 'up and down' on Black Sea uncertainty
MarketsFarm — Severe weather in the U.S. as well as macroeconomic factors at home and abroad affected grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended […] Read more
Ukraine agrees with Poland on resumed grain transit
Ukraine also trying to salvage Black Sea grain deal
Warsaw | Reuters — Poland agreed on Tuesday to lift a ban on the transit of Ukrainian grain and food products, but Ukraine said a wartime deal allowing it to […] Read more
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