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U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge

By Michael Hirtzer March 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures fell on Tuesday as crop conditions stabilized in the dry Plains growing region and buying interest waned following a surge that brought prices to an eight-week high last week, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat futures eased 2-1/4 cents to $5.07 per bushel, trimming declines […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

By Michael Hirtzer March 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief for dry wheat crops in the Plains or drought-affected grain belts in major exporter Argentina. Global benchmark Chicago Board of Trade May wheat was up […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on profit-taking

By Mark Weinraub March 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Friday, following a six-day rally that had pushed prices to their highest in 7-1/2 months, traders said. “This has just been a fantastic week of gains,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. “The funds are taking a […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat notches fifth day of gains

By Mark Weinraub February 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures jumped 3.3 per cent on Wednesday to their highest level in more than seven months, breaking through key technical barriers on support from concerns about crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. The gains in the wheat market spilled over into […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn traders shift gaze to U.S.

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 28, 2018

CNS Canada — As February ends, attention is shifting from South America to the U.S. for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade. “We’re about to flip the calendar into March, when people start paying more attention to the conditions in the U.S.,” said Rich Feltes of RJ O’Brien in Chicago. Attention for the past […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on profit-taking

By Karl Plume February 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Monday for the first time in five sessions as profit-taking undercut earlier support stemming from weather forecasts suggesting little rain in drought-hit Argentina, the world’s third-largest exporter. Corn ended higher on concerns about a shrinking crop in Argentina, the world’s No. 3 supplier. Wheat futures jumped […] Read more

A gaucho drives a carriage through the pampas (lowland plains), a primary farming and ranching region of Argentina. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Argentine weather underpins corn, soy

By Mark Weinraub February 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, stabilizing near recent highs on persistent concerns about dry weather in Argentina hurting crops as they pass through key stages of development, traders said. Corn’s gains were limited as the rally stalled out at the six-month high hit on Tuesday. Soybeans rose to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on worries about Plains dryness

By Julie Ingwersen February 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Nearby Chicago wheat futures jumped three per cent on Wednesday and hit a four-month high on worries about dry conditions threatening yield prospects in the southern U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn futures rose on robust export demand for U.S. supplies while soybean futures declined after a choppy session. Chicago Board of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Weather, cash prices rally CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters January 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Monday, spurred by last Friday’s strong cash prices and the start this week of another round of wintry weather in parts of the northern U.S. Plains, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.65 cents/lb. at 123.55 cents (all figures US$). April ended […] Read more

Crops, Hay, Reuters, Weather

U.S. northern Plains ranchers welcome hay lottery

By Theopolis Waters August 18, 2017

Reuters — Hundreds of livestock ranchers in the drought-stricken U.S. northern Plains are embracing what organizers say is the first lottery designed to provide some much-needed relief to their operations. The prize? Tons and tons of hay. Ranchers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana have been suffering through the region’s worst drought in 30 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on profit-taking

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat notches fifth day of gains

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn traders shift gaze to U.S.

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on profit-taking

U.S. grains: Argentine weather underpins corn, soy

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on worries about Plains dryness

U.S. livestock: Weather, cash prices rally CME live cattle

U.S. northern Plains ranchers welcome hay lottery

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