Chicago wheat and corn futures ticked higher on Tuesday after sharp declines on Monday, while most-active soybean futures closed at their lowest point in nearly four years, as expectations of ample supplies from northern hemisphere harvests hung over the market.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn recover after slide; soy hits 2020 low
U.S. grains: Soybean, grain futures drop on expectation of positive crop report
Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures on Monday dropped to around the lowest prices in four years, as traders expected a positive picture of U.S. crop progress from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a report due later in the day.
U.S. grains: US wheat futures up on strengthening demand
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures spiked on Friday amid an uptick in demand for U.S. wheat due to a weaker dollar and the availability of desirable new-crop wheat, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures recover from four-year low
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on short covering on Wednesday after nearing a four-year low this week on concerns about large supplies and lackluster U.S. export demand, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Still at the behest of the weather
United States corn and soybean crops continued to remain at whatever whims the weather brings, according to John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services in Chicago.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on technical trading, weather questions
Chicago corn futures extended gains on Tuesday on short-covering and U.S. crop condition questions, while soybean prices also turned higher on technical trading and unfavorable weather in some soybean growing areas of the central U.S., traders said.
CBOT Weekly: Futures predicted to decline after USDA reports
Grain futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are expected to decline after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its prospective plantings and quarterly grain stocks reports on June 28.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell sharply lower during the week ended June 13, seeing a continuation of the previous week’s declines as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by C$16.00 to C$18.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more
Strategie Grains cuts EU wheat crop forecast as harvesting starts
Paris | Reuters – Strategie Grains lowered its monthly forecast for this year’s soft wheat crop in the European Union, confirming its expectation for a four-year low in production as harvesting gets under way. The consultancy now sees 2024/25 soft wheat production in the 27-country bloc at 121.8 million metric tons, 1.7 million tons less […] Read more
USDA cuts Russian wheat crop estimate after damaging frosts
Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its forecasts for Russian wheat production and exports on Wednesday, after Moscow declared federal emergencies over crop losses due to unfavourable weather. Increasing concerns about damage from drought and frosts in Russia, the world’s biggest wheat supplier, drove Chicago board of Trade wheat futures to 10-month highs in May […] Read more
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