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CBOT weekly outlook: May futures winding down, coming rains factor into prices

By Glen Hallick April 24, 2024

As the last full of week of April is set to wind down, two factors will determine the course of United States soybean, corn and wheat futures. Those are the rain forecast for the weekend of Apr. 27 and 28, and last day for May futures on Apr. 26, according to hedging strategist Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net.

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Spring wheat futures find support, soybeans/corn rangebound

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News April 3, 2024

After hitting their softest levels in three years, the Minneapolis spring wheat market uncovered some support on April 3, although all the spring-seeded U.S. crops could hold rangebound through the planting season.

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Large fund short position shrinking in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 25, 2024

Managed money fund traders continued to chip away at their large net short position in canola in mid-March, covering more of their large bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Prairie wheat bids rise as U.S. futures attempt recovery

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 15, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 14, as wheat futures in the United States tried to recover off their lows.

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Prairie wheat bids mixed as choppy futures trend lower

Wheat futures tested fresh contract lows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 24, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Feb. 23 as choppy activity in the United States futures spilled into the cash market.

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises nearly four per cent on short-covering, corn and soy climb

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News February 20, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose nearly four per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from life-of-contract lows as a softer dollar and the approach of the spring growing season in the northern hemisphere sparked a short-covering rally, analysts said. CBOT corn and soybeans also closed higher but hovered near multi-year […] Read more

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Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Weaker U.S. futures drag Western Canadian wheat bids

Cheaper Russian wheat exports also dragged global wheat prices down

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 16, 2024

United States wheat futures hit new contract lows and pressured Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Feb. 15.

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures under pressure as jobs data lifts US dollar

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News February 2, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell about one per cent on Friday and corn also declined as the dollar .DXY soared after a much stronger-than-expected monthly U.S. jobs report reduced expectations of near-term Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. “When that jobs report came out, the U.S. dollar shot up, and that seemed […] Read more

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Prairie wheat weekly outlook: U.S. futures raise Western Canadian bids

Total wheat production expected to increase to 33.3 million tonnes; total wheat carryout to 4.2 million

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 26, 2024

The relatively low prices created some interest in the export market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported net wheat export sales of 451,400 tonnes in its weekly report on Jan. 25, down 36 per cent from the previous week but up 45 per cent from the four-week average. Recent severe cold weather in the northwestern U.S. Plains may have also caused some crop damage.

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Western Canadian wheat bids trend down with U.S. futures

Canadian dollar weakened relative to U.S. counterpart

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 19, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada continued to trend lower during the week ended Jan. 18, as a move to contract lows in the United States futures weighed on values and countered support from a weaker Canadian dollar.

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

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U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

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CBOT weekly outlook: May futures winding down, coming rains factor into prices

Spring wheat futures find support, soybeans/corn rangebound

Large fund short position shrinking in canola

Prairie wheat bids rise as U.S. futures attempt recovery

Prairie wheat bids mixed as choppy futures trend lower

U.S. grains: Wheat rises nearly four per cent on short-covering, corn and soy climb

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Weaker U.S. futures drag Western Canadian wheat bids

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures under pressure as jobs data lifts US dollar

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: U.S. futures raise Western Canadian bids

Western Canadian wheat bids trend down with U.S. futures

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