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CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat up on Cargill’s Russia decision

Corn firm ahead of U.S. planting report; soy up on Argentina concerns

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Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied and closed higher on Wednesday, after global grain trader Cargill said it would take a further step back from the Russian market by no longer handling the top wheat supplier’s grain at its export terminal from July. Cargill’s shipping unit will continue to carry grain from the country’s ports,
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Crops

Cargill plans to halt grain export activities in Russia

Viterra also set to halt grain trading in Russia, sources say

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Moscow/Chicago | Reuters — Cargill said Wednesday it would take a further step back from the Russian market by stopping handling Russian grain from its export terminal from July, although its shipping unit will continue to carry grain from Russian ports. Most international grain traders have stopped new investment in Russia since last year following
CBOT May 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat gain on planting doubts

CBOT corn steadies

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Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday and corn closed nearly flat as traders had doubts about planting delays and adverse weather with an eye toward a key U.S. crop seedings report at the end of the week. Traders squared positions as they looked ahead to Friday’s annual U.S. Agriculture Department
Struvite-based fertilizer can replace some phosphorus fertilizer.
Crops

Closing the phosphorus loop

Municipal wastewater can be a source of valuable nutrients, says soil scientist

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There are two places to mine phosphorus. One is the rock phosphate mines that supply the world with raw materials for phosphorus fertilizer. The other is in agricultural soils where cropping depletes the nutrient, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. “We have a phosphorus problem in agriculture and in society because we rely heavily on
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago grains up on U.S. planting uncertainty

Hard wheats 'leading the way'

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Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures reversed losses to close higher on Monday on concerns about U.S. planting delays, and wheat and soy also made gains. Corn made its comeback later in the session as traders speculated on weather conditions and planting schedules for springtime crops as cold temperatures linger in the northern
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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago grains higher after week of Black Sea doubts, China demand

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Reuters – Chicago wheat rallied on Friday amid market talk of Russia possibly halting wheat exports, while corn futures continued to climb and closed higher for the second week in a row on hearty Chinese demand. Russian business newspaper Vedomosti reported that Moscow could recommend a temporary halt in wheat and sunflower exports. Later, though, sources told Reuters that
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Crops, Markets

Canola fund short position still rising

Managed money net long in soybeans

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MarketsFarm — The size of the fund short position in continued to rise in early March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders data out from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of March 7, the net managed money short position in canola came in at 46,222 contracts (61,998 short/15,776 long), an increase
A combine harvests wheat in a field near the village of Zghurivka, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region on Aug. 9, 2022.
Global markets, News

War pushes grain supplies into danger territory

ANALYSIS | Patchwork fixes to Ukraine grain shortfall leave world vulnerable a year into war

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A patchwork of fixes and increased crop plantings around the world to counter the impact of war in Ukraine on global grain supplies are not enough to ward off further risks of disruption. Extensive damage to Ukraine’s farm sector and uncertainty that the United Nations’ grain export corridor deal will be renewed this month suggest
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Domestic grain prices slipping

Prairie wheat, barley on par with U.S. corn

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MarketsFarm – Feed wheat and barley prices in Western Canada have slowly trended lower over the past few months, with prices for both grains now on par with imported corn from the U.S. into Alberta’s key Lethbridge feedlot alley. All three grains are trading at around $410 per tonne into Lethbridge, according to Jim Beusekom,
CBOT May 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago corn, wheat reverse gains to close lower

Export sales of wheat, soybeans fall below forecasts

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Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures reversed session gains to close lower Thursday, with the most-active contract hitting its highest price since February on a boost from Chinese demand. Wheat futures also closed lower in rangebound trade after earlier gains, pressured by disappointing export data and inter-market spreading against K.C. wheat futures, traders

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