Feed Grains: EU soft wheat and barley crops up, but corn down

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Published: November 13, 2015

By Commodity News Service Canada

Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, November 13.

– CBOT corn futures were down on Friday, November 13, with the December contract down nearly four cents, at US$3.5825 per bushel, as the large US supply situation weighed on values.

– The European Union is now pegging this year’s soft wheat production at 149.2 million tonnes, which would be 500,000 tonnes above last year’s record crop and nearly 5 million tonnes above an earlier estimate. Expected barley production was raised to 60.9 million tonnes, from 59.0 million. However, corn was revised lower – to 57.4 million, from 58.4 million in October. The EU grew a record 77.9 million tonne corn crop in 2014.

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