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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat surges to five-month high

By P.j. Huffstutter November 29, 2019

Corrected, Nov. 30 — Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures exploded to a five-month high on Friday due to threats to global production and as fund scrambled to cover their short positions in the post-holiday market, traders said. The wheat rally gave support to Chicago corn futures, which hit a three-week high on the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures climb on short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen November 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest in nearly a week on Tuesday as declining U.S. wheat condition ratings and worries about Southern Hemisphere crop prospects fueled a round of short-covering, analysts said. Corn firmed on signs of improving export prospects and soybean futures closed modestly higher. Chicago Board of Trade December […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Australia drought cuts IGC global wheat crop outlook

By Nigel Hunt October 25, 2019

London | Reuters – The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for global wheat production in the 2019/20 season as the outlook for Australia’s crop dimmed. In its monthly update, the inter-governmental body cut its global wheat production projection by 2 million tonnes to 762 million tonnes. The wheat crop in Australia […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in profit-taking setback

By Karl Plume October 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Monday on profit taking after three sessions of gains, on concerns about weather-reduced Southern Hemisphere crops that had lifted the market to multi-month highs. Soybeans were mixed amid worries about reduced yields and late harvesting, while corn drifted lower on dull demand. Both markets remained in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

By Julie Ingwersen October 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures touched a three-month high on Friday, buoyed by rising cash prices and signs of tightening global supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on worries about the size of the U.S. harvest while corn fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December soft […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Soybeans

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly oil crops outlook on Tuesday featuring reductions in global rapeseed and sunflower production and U.S. soybeans. USDA estimated global rapeseed production at 68.6 million tonnes, a decline of one million, with the lion’s share of the losses in Canada. Canadian production for 2019-20 was […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Crown pension fund bids for Australian ag firm Webster

By Reuters October 3, 2019

Reuters — Australian agribusiness company Webster Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed a deal for a A$854 million (C$763.65 million) takeover by shareholder PSP Investments, one of Canada’s biggest pension funds. The walnut, cotton and livestock producer said the A$2 per share offer — a 57.5 per cent premium to Wednesday’s ordinary shares closing […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

By P.j. Huffstutter September 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures closed lower on Friday, as weather forecasts showed fewer yield risks to Midwest crops ahead of harvesting, as traders jockeyed for positioning ahead of a U.S. grain stocks report slated for Monday, traders said. Meanwhile, CBOT wheat futures extended a technical bounce […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Ample world malt barley supply to limit export prices

By Phil Franz-warkentin September 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian malt barley growers may be dealing with adverse harvest conditions that could lead to quality downgrades in some areas — while world supplies of the key beer ingredient remain more than sufficient to meet global demand. “There’s no real indication at this time that we’ll see a significant up move (in price),” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Crop condition rating lifts corn

By Karl Plume September 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rebounded on Tuesday from four-month lows struck in the previous session after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the U.S. crop’s condition unexpectedly declined over the past week. Soybeans followed corn higher despite steady crop condition ratings, as worries about lower yields in the late-developing crop underpinned prices. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat surges to five-month high

U.S. grains: Wheat futures climb on short-covering

Australia drought cuts IGC global wheat crop outlook

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in profit-taking setback

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

Crown pension fund bids for Australian ag firm Webster

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

Ample world malt barley supply to limit export prices

U.S. grains: Crop condition rating lifts corn

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