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U.S. grains: Robust global demand supports Chicago wheat

By Tom Polansek January 22, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Profit-taking pulled down Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Wednesday after robust global demand and concerns about tightening supplies pushed the most-active contract to its highest price since August 2018. Soybean futures also ended lower, while nearby corn futures inched higher. Traders in the farm markets continued to wait for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-month top as world prices rise

By Julie Ingwersen January 14, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-month high on Tuesday, supported by a pickup in export business and news that Russia, the world’s top wheat supplier, is considering limiting grain exports through June, traders said. Soybean futures ended flat and corn drifted lower as brokers awaited Wednesday’s signing of a U.S.-China Phase […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

By Reuters January 2, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints, the commerce ministry said, a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbours such as Kazakhstan, Russia and perhaps Ukraine. The changes come as China looks to diversify soybean imports amid trade tension with the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 29, 2019

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Geopolitics is again shaping the international scene, including China, Jason Shapiro explained here Thursday at the Grain World conference. Geopolitics, he said, resulted in catastrophic global wars and generated very little peace for close to a century. Shapiro, director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures — an Austin, Tex.-based international risk analysis […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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 hits one-month top on firm cash markets

By Julie Ingwersen November 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a one-month high on Monday on firm domestic cash values and signs of rising global cash prices, traders said. Corn futures followed wheat higher but soybean futures fell, with the benchmark January contract hitting its lowest level in more than two months. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Global wheat production to decrease, USDA says

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — In the latest supply and demand report from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the global wheat forecast was revised downward due to difficult weather conditions. USDA has now projected 765.53 million tonnes of wheat to be produced in 2019-20, according to the department’s world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE), released Thursday. That’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

By roberto-samora September 3, 2019

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil is expected to introduce a tariff-free wheat import quota of 750,000 tonnes per year starting from 2020, the president of the country’s wheat industry group Abitrigo, Rubens Barbosa, said on Tuesday. Brazil announced the opening of the tariff-free wheat import quota earlier this year in connection with President Jair […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn close higher

By Barbara Smith August 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures settled up on Thursday, as traders squared their positions ahead of a U.S. government report next week expected to clarify how many acres were planted of the two crops. Dealers said a rebound in energy prices provided some support, although there remained ongoing concerns in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA monthly data

By Barbara Smith July 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions a day before a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report in which analysts expect the government to lower its 2019 U.S. yield estimates for corn and soybeans. The report due on Thursday is drawing extra interest […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Robust global demand supports Chicago wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-month top as world prices rise

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

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

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on firm cash markets

Global wheat production to decrease, USDA says

Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

U.S. grains: Soy, corn close higher

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA monthly data

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