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USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

By MarketsFarm 1 day ago

MarketsFarm — A new report from the Ottawa-based attache to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has raised its estimate of total wheat production in Canada for 2019. The report Thursday from attache Phil Hayes increases FAS’s estimate of wheat production in Canada for 2019 to 32.65 million tonnes, compared to last […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 1 day ago

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses in U.S. futures countered by support from a softer Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar was down by roughly a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart, while the futures were all lower following bearish U.S. Department […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

By Mark Weinraub 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — stemmed from a surprise boost […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

By Mark Weinraub 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. Soy futures settled near session […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

By Mark Weinraub 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure on the corn market and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

By Barbara Smith 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a bigger-than-expected harvest. USDA forecast the 2019-20 corn crop at 13.901 billion bushels, above the 13.875 billion bushels expected in July. A Reuters poll of analysts […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 5 days ago

MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction on the markets was bearish, with corn prices being hit very hard, down 25 cents per bushel for the September and December contracts on the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

By Karl Plume August 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a 1-1/2-week high on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in a month, lifted by technical buying and short-covering amid concerns that dry U.S. Midwest weather would limit crop production. Corn and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Market bearish ahead of WASDE

By Marlo Glass August 7, 2019

MarketsFarm — Prices for commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have been “under pressure and on the defensive” due to the lingering trade war between the U.S. and China, improved weather, and an unclear picture of planted acres. “Less threatening U.S. weather, coupled with the lack of China buying U.S. agriculture products, have definitely […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures inch up after choppy trading day

By Barbara Smith August 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday as traders assessed U.S. Midwest rain forecasts after a recent dry spell, and awaited an expected revision in U.S. planting estimates following spring rains. Wheat recovered from Tuesday’s technical-driven losses, despite healthy Northern Hemisphere harvests and a steady dollar keeping a lid on […] Read more

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USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

CBOT weekly outlook: Market bearish ahead of WASDE

U.S. grains: Futures inch up after choppy trading day

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