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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as huge harvest looms

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Thursday on expectations of a massive U.S. harvest and worries about sluggish demand, traders said. Wheat futures fell on technical selling and profit-taking after Wednesday’s 3.5 per cent surge while corn futures were little changed. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled down 4-1/2 cents […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new rumours of Russian export curbs

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 3.5 per cent on Wednesday on technical buying and rumours that Russia might curb wheat exports, traders said. Soybeans and corn closed modestly higher, following wheat. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat futures settled up 18-1/2 cents at $5.41-3/4 per bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more


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Wheat trade hoping for big export year

CNS Canada –– Canadian wheat growers could find themselves popular with international buyers this winter, as world wheat stocks hit lows not seen for a decade. Marlene Boersch, managing partner at Mercantile Consulting Venture, said the present 26-day wheat supply available to world markets, once China’s stockpiles are removed from the equation, should boost prices […] Read more









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Pulse weekly outlook: Wider price spreads likely with big chickpea crop ahead

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers planted their largest chickpea crop in more than a decade in 2018, with the bigger crop likely to lead to a wider price spread between larger- and smaller-calibre supplies. Statistics Canada has placed chickpea acreage for 2018 at 468,900 acres, which would be well above the 160,000 acres planted in […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global crop worries

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a second straight day on Thursday on bargain buying following the market’s recent drop and on a weather-reduced wheat crop in Russia, the world’s top exporter. Corn followed wheat higher, underpinned by concerns that heavy rains and flooding in parts of the U.S. Midwest could drag […] Read more