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Oilseed market fundamentals take a back seat, for now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 5, 2012

ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures consolidated within a very narrow range during the week ended Nov. 23, as the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday saw grains and oilseeds on both sides of the border take a little breather. It’s that time of year when actual canola-specific fundamental news is hard to come by, which means technical signals

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Russia stays the course on grain exports, pushing stock to critically low levels

December 2, 2012

moscow / reuters / Russia’s grain exports could reach 15.5 million tonnes in the current crop season, way above this year’s exportable surplus and bringing stocks down to critically low levels. Such an aggressively high export number after this year’s disastrous harvest, hit by drought for the second year in three, shows Russia’s commitment to

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You ain’t seen nothing yet — analyst predicts $9 corn is on its way

By Gus Trompiz December 1, 2012

AgResource says stocks are perilously tight  and if more weather woes hit,  “we don’t know how high is high”

Reuters – U.S. corn prices could rise to a record $9 a bushel in the next six months as global grain markets continue to feel the effects of severe weather disruptions, says Chicago-based consultancy AgResource Co. The worst drought in half a century in the U.S., the world’s biggest corn grower and exporter, triggered a

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Argentina cuts wheat output view due to floods

By Maximilian Heath, Maximiliano Rizzi December 1, 2012

Argentina’s government cut this season’s wheat output forecast, citing three months of heavy rains that started in August and flooded key parts of the Pampas Farm Belt, the Agriculture Ministry said Nov. 22. The South American grains powerhouse is seen producing 11.1 million tonnes of wheat in the 2012-13 crop year, down from the government’s

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CWB looks to cash market to attract more wheat

By Terryn Shiells November 30, 2012

Sign-up deadlines for CWB’s pool programs have come and gone, but the company is still looking for more grain. “We’ve been able to get some really good sales for the tonnes that we have now, and movement has been really good,” said Gord Flaten, CWB’s vice-president of grain procurement. “So looking to the rest of

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Chicago’s soybean complex pulls canola downward

By Dwayne Klassen November 29, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform suffered some major downward price action during the week ended Nov. 16, with the sharp losses in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex and favourable weather for the planting and development of soybean crops in Brazil and Argentina tied to the declines. The unloading of

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Italy to launch durum wheat futures contract

By Catherine Horn November 29, 2012

Reuters / Borsa Italiana is set to launch Europe’s first futures market for durum wheat in November to cater to demand from the continent’s Italian-led pasta makers, but building sufficient trading volumes will be a challenge, traders say. Grain futures generally take a long time to attract a large trading base, and the minimal volumes

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Canola futures see downward price action

By Dwayne Klassen November 21, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Canada platform experienced some weakness during the week ended November 9 with the bearishly construed USDA supply-demand balance tables for soybeans encouraging some of the downward price action. A larger-than-anticipated U.S. soyoil ending stocks estimate from the USDA added to the bearish sentiment in canola. The unloading of positions by

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Prairie farmers selling aggressively into cash market

By Terryn Shiells November 21, 2012

Strong cash prices and flexibility are credited Prairie farmers are selling aggressively into the cash market after harvesting their first crop following the demise of the single desk. “Without the (Canadian) Wheat Board, farmers aren’t limited in terms of delivery calls, so they can deliver as much as they want or as little as they

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Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

By Charles Abbott November 21, 2012

The U.S. soybean crop is much bigger than expected, helping to ease a worldwide supply squeeze, thanks to late-season rains that offset the impact of the worst drought in half a century, the government said Nov. 9. In an report on crops around the world, the U.S. Agriculture Department raised its forecasts of global soybean,

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Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

Grain Markets

Oilseed market fundamentals take a back seat, for now

Russia stays the course on grain exports, pushing stock to critically low levels

You ain’t seen nothing yet — analyst predicts $9 corn is on its way

Argentina cuts wheat output view due to floods

CWB looks to cash market to attract more wheat

Chicago’s soybean complex pulls canola downward

Italy to launch durum wheat futures contract

Canola futures see downward price action

Prairie farmers selling aggressively into cash market

Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

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