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U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture might raise its forecast of the U.S. soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Wheat followed the weak trend, with global grain supplies adding pressure. CBOT January soybeans settled down […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday as traders covered short positions following U.S. regulatory data last week showing an unexpectedly large build in bearish wheat bets. Soybean and corn futures both were flat to narrowly mixed in thin-volume trading, with some soybean contracts […] Read more


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Ottawa to back P+H’s Hamilton flour mill

Winnipeg agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has lined up more government financing for its planned new flour mill at Hamilton, this time from the federal level. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Thursday announced a $10 million “repayable investment” in the project from the AgriInnovation program, part of the Growing Forward 2 ag policy funding framework. […] Read more




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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month high

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and expectations for increased export demand as harvests neared completion, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a two-month high. Soymeal futures surged more than three per cent […] Read more





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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on technical buying

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on technical buying, bucking pressure from the harvest of a record-large U.S. soy crop and a strengthening dollar, analysts said. Corn also advanced while wheat fell, anchored by plentiful domestic and global stocks. At the CBOT, November soybeans settled up 7-1/2 cents […] Read more