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U.S. grains: Wheat breaks six-session win streak

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell 2.9 per cent from four-week highs on Thursday, with investors focusing on poor demand and plentiful global stocks ahead of a key government report, traders said. Corn and soybeans firmed, with corn notching its seventh straight day of gains. Both commodities received support from harvest delays in […] Read more

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Poor U.S. wheat markets may be in for more weakness

Exporters in the European Union, Black Sea region, Australia and 
Canada are all expected to move to protect or gain market share

Reading Time: 4 minutes Reuters/March 2014 Chicago wheat futures started out the 2013 calendar year above $8 a bushel but appear set to end the year struggling to hold above the $6 level. A global pickup in importer demand during late summer had allowed for a brief stint of price strength in early autumn, but the revelation — amid […] Read more