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CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (purple and black lines), MGEX July 2022 wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on weaker U.S. dollar

Midwest heat lifts corn, soy

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Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat climbed on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and continued uncertainty as Ukraine attempts to move grain exports through the Black Sea. Corn and soybeans firmed as hot, dry weather across the U.S. Midwest threatened to stress recently-planted crops. The most-active wheat contract of the Chicago
A stand of kernza, a perennial distant relative of wheat.
Cereals, News

How scientific minds changed toward perennial grains

Early boosters were voices on the fringe: Today, perennial crops are sought by researchers worldwide — including Manitoba

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In the early days of kernza — a perennial grain crop related to wheat — plant breeders at The Land Institute in Kansas couldn’t get a government grant to save their lives. “We got very nice compliments on our writing of the grant proposals and harsh criticism on the value of actually doing the work,”
A sign warns people of mines at a closed-off beach at Odesa, Ukraine on June 6. Even if an agreement can be reached to resume grain exports via the Black Sea, it’s believed it could take months to clear mines in the waters around Ukrainian ports.
Grain Markets, Markets

Grain traders look past delays to focus on seeded crops

Canola values have dropped below some key chart points

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Time may be running out for spring seeding in Manitoba, while the northern U.S. has faced similar delays, but the futures markets are generally looking past the poor planting progress to focus on conditions for what’s in the ground. Outside factors, such as the ongoing war in Ukraine, are also accounting for much of the
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. interest rate decision could shake futures

Heat in forecast keeping U.S. corn supported

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MarketsFarm — Commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were certainly affected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly supply/demand estimates released last Friday — but may be shaken again after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to raise its key interest rate by 0.75 of a point. Ryan Ettner, a commodity broker
CBOT July 2022 soft red wheat (candlesticks) with 50-day moving average (black line), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on harvest pressure

Nearby corn firms, July soybeans also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures ended lower on Wednesday, led by K.C. hard red winter wheat, as the harvest progressed and forecasts signalled continued dry weather for combines rolling in the southern Plains, traders said. Corn futures closed mixed, with strong domestic cash markets supporting nearby July futures on the Chicago Board of
a wheat field in Australia
Cereals, News

The (wheat) wonder Down Under

Australia set for third year of bumper wheat harvests, easing world supply woes

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Reuters – Australia is poised for a third year of near-record wheat production in 2022 as good weather boosts planting across its Grain Belt, easing concerns over tight global inventories. World wheat supplies have tightened after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year cut off shipments from one of the top exporting regions, sending grain prices sharply higher and
Seeding progression in 2022 compared to previous years.
Crop Report, Crops, News

Manitoba seeding 87 per cent complete, recent rains halt progress

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 6, June 14, 2022

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Overview A concentrated push to finish seeding this past week led to a sharp increase in planted acres, with many farms in the Eastern, Central, and Southwest regions finished seeding, while parts of the Interlake and eastern side of the Northwest region remain unplanted. Some reseeding of canola has occurred after crusting events and severe
CBOT July 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low as financial markets drop

CBOT corn, wheat ease amid inflationary worries

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a one-week low on Tuesday and grains declined amid pressure from weak financial markets and concerns about inflation, analysts said. A second straight day of losses in equities and jitters about the economy helped drag down soy futures, after prices for the oilseed neared a record high
CBOT July 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures slide in broad sell-off

Early heatwave in Western Europe could stress wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Monday as broad-based selling and pressure from losses in other markets overshadowed concerns about unfavourable crop weather, analysts said. Global stocks and government bonds plunged and the dollar hit two-decade highs as red-hot U.S. inflation stoked worries about even more aggressive policy tightening. At

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