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CBOT May 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat futures bounce after declines

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, with bargain buyers snapping up commodities that posted sharp declines during February. The higher closes in soybeans and corn snapped a stretch of five straight losing sessions. Traders said that the recent sell-off may have sparked some buying interest from importers that […] Read more
An ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Russia. (Saoirse_2010/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Russia, U.S. bicker at UN over donating fertilizer to Syria

U.S. calls for Russia to distribute via UN

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United Nations | Reuters — Russia and the United States bickered on Tuesday over whether Russian fertilizer could be donated to Syria as Moscow heightens complaints about obstacles to its fertilizer shipments before the renewal of a deal allowing Ukraine Black Sea grain exports. Some 260,000 tonnes of Russian fertilizer has been stuck in several […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits lowest since August

Chicago soybeans, wheat also drop

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Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest level in more than six months on Tuesday and soybean and wheat futures also dropped on a round of end-of-month liquidation by investment funds, traders said. Soybeans notched the biggest declines, with the most-active contract falling 2.2 per cent, its biggest daily decline since […] Read more
File photo of a docked grain vessel at a Black Sea port in Turkey. (Bfk92/E+/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Bulk ocean freight rates recover off lows

Container rates remain in downtrend

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MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have shown some strength in late February, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) recovering off two-and-a-half-year lows hit earlier in the month. The BDI, a major indicator of bulk shipping rates, has risen for seven straight sessions to settle Monday at 935 points, up from the low of 530 points […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits lowest since September 2021

Chicago corn, soy also fall

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped 1.6 per cent to their lowest level since September 2021 on Monday as rain across key growing areas during the weekend boosted harvest prospects for the U.S. crop, traders said. Optimism that the deal allowing grain shipments from Black Sea ports in war-torn Ukraine […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Durum rises, red spring falls back

U.S. wheat futures down on week

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MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw the red spring varieties take a hit during the week ended Thursday, while durum made gains. There were sharp declines in the U.S. wheat complex, which weighed on Canadian cash prices while a weaker dollar helped to stymie further losses. Despite the one-year anniversary of the […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit multi-week lows on export concerns

Hopes for Black Sea export deal pressure CBOT grains

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures set a six-week low on Friday while wheat hit its lowest level in more than four weeks on concern over competition for global export business, analysts said. Technical selling helped fuel the sell-off, along with prospects for robust 2023 corn production in the U.S. and […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed grain weekly: Prices slip back on good supplies

Demand for corn from Manitoba, U.S. wanes

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MarketsFarm — There are sufficient supplies of feed barley, wheat and corn across the Prairies, according to Evan Peterson, trader with JGL Commodities. In turn, that’s putting pressure on prices. Peterson said a shortage of trucks and truck drivers last summer and fall led buyers to acquire as much feed as possible to get through […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit six-week low on projected plantings

Corn, soy, wheat prices to drop from 2022, USDA predicts

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit a six-week low on Thursday as the U.S. government projected farmers will plant more acres this year and prices will decline, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, at its annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, pegged 2023 corn plantings at 91 million acres, up from […] Read more

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