Chicago wheat futures climbed on Thursday after a vessel hit a mine in the Black Sea, an incident that underscores the continuing security risks along the key global grain trade shipping route.
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U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds with Black Sea risks, short covering by funds
Corn, soybeans fell as traders assessed a rainy forecast in South America
Feed Grain weekly outlook: Corn, barley on level ground
High Canadian dollar behind lower corn trading
Prices for Canadian feed barley and United States corn imports reached parity as the feed grain market took a breather between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
U.S. grains: Wheat slips after rally, soybeans tick higher
Traders continue to keep a sharp eye on Brazil weather forecast
Chicago wheat declined on Wednesday, erasing most of the gains made the day before when worries that escalating wartime tensions would impact shipping in the Black Sea exporting region sent grains markets higher.
CBOT weekly outlook: Late Christmas gift for futures
Re-opening of U.S./Mexico rail crossings boosted corn, dryness lifted soybeans
On what would have been a bearish week on the Chicago Board of Trade ending Dec. 27, prices received a sharp boost as trading resumed after Christmas.
China approves seed firms for GMO corn and soybeans
The world's biggest buyer of soybeans and corn wants to reduce its reliance on imports
China has approved a first batch of seed companies to breed and sell genetically modified corn and soybean seeds, paving the way for commercial planting of GMO grains in a move that could cut its reliance on imports from the U.S. and Brazil.
Baseball hype a case study for markets
Expert's Radar: Sometimes it’s too easy to be swept away in market excitement
For one brief shining moment, the best two-way baseball player in generations and most sought-after free agent this offseason, Shohei Ohtani, was definitely coming to play in Canada for the Toronto Blue Jays. All the signs were there: a private jet was flying from Los Angeles to Toronto; an upscale sushi restaurant was booked for
U.S. grains: Chicago soybean, grain futures firm ahead of holidays
Railways between U.S. and Mexico reopened five days after key trade routes closed
Chicago Board of Trade soybean and grain futures firmed on Friday, as traders adjusted their positions before the year-end holidays after a flurry of economic data showed underlying inflation pressures continuing to ease.
US reopens key rail crossings between Texas and Mexico
American, Mexican agriculture groups express relief
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said operations resumed at 2 p.m. ET at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. The closures had prompted alarm from railroads, the agriculture industry and some lawmakers over the economic impact to halted export trade.
More local barley destined for rations, but U.S. corn still moving
Prior to drought year 2021/22, Canadian corn imports had rarely topped two million tonnes
Recently revised supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised the forecast for domestic barley usage in the current crop year to 6.155 million tonnes. That compares with an earlier forecast of 5.471 million tonnes. If realized, that would be up by roughly 200,000 tonnes from the previous year.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Brazilian rain forecasts
Corn up on technical bounce, wheat up on weaker dollar
Chicago soybean futures fell on Thursday as traders focused on forecasts calling for rain in Brazil, tempering some concerns over yield losses in the world's top oilseed exporter.
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