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U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to new lows as rains soak Midwest

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume June 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped to fresh multi-month lows on Monday as widespread rains across the Midwest farm belt bolstered production outlooks for recently planted crops. Wheat futures also eased as rainfall in Western Australia took the edge off global weather worries, although declines were limited as dry weather persisted

Emergence in an Ontario soybean field. (File photo by John Greig)

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U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on trade worries, good weather

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume June 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid for a fifth straight session on Friday and registered the steepest weekly decline in 10 months as favourable U.S. crop weather and concerns over slowing export trade weighed on prices. Corn futures edged up on short-covering after dipping to multi-month lows on good Midwest crop weather. Wheat

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CBOT weekly outlook: U.S./China trade uncertainty weighs on soy

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 6, 2018

CNS Canada — Trade uncertainty between China and the U.S., along with good U.S. growing conditions, is pressuring the soybean market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). During the week ended Wednesday, the July CBOT soybean contract dropped about 30 cents to $9.9425 per bushel (all figures US$). “The trade uncertainty is a major

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U.S. grains: Corn sags on long liquidation, favourable crop conditions

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Friday on technical selling including fund-driven long liquidation along with strong crop prospects amid mostly favourable weather in the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined as the U.S. winter wheat harvest began while soybeans closed firm as traders awaited news from U.S.-China trade talks

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen October 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to one-month lows on Wednesday, a day ahead of monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that are expected to confirm big crops and plentiful global grain supplies, analysts said. Soybeans closed fractionally lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down

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U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures surged 3.4 percent on Wednesday, topping US$7 a bushel for the first time in nearly three years on worries that stressful weather will curb production of the high-quality milling wheat, analysts said. The jump in Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat lifted Chicago Board of Trade wheat

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans in danger of dropping below US$9

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 31, 2017

CNS Canada –– The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is increasingly being weighed down as rain-stricken farmers switch out acres intended for corn into oilseeds. The July contract plunged 32.25 cents per bushel during the week ended Wednesday (all figures US$). “You can see the corn has already gained on beans a dime this

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Grain trade still wary of satellite-based StatsCan estimates

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 20, 2016

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s second attempt at using satellite imagery to determine the size of the country’s crops is in line with trade guesses when it comes to canola — but market participants are still taking the new methodology with a grain of salt. The model-based principal field crop estimates, released Tuesday, are calculated

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Timing of rain ‘ideal’ for Prairie crops

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus May 30, 2016

CNS Canada — Well timed weekend rains across Western Canada have benefited germinating canola crops and soil conditions — but some areas could use more moisture, one weather and crop specialist says. “In terms of the timing of the rains, they’ve been pretty well ideal,” said Bruce Burnett of G3 Canada. Showers over the week

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Prairies should see rain this week, except where needed most

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 15, 2015

CNS Canada –– Most of the Prairies are expected to get well-timed rain that will maximize growing potential, except for where it’s needed most, according to a U.S. weather specialist. Saskatchewan Drew Lerner, president at World Weather Inc., based near Kansas City, said the driest areas in southwestern Saskatchewan will not get rain. “That region

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Tag Archives crop conditions

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to new lows as rains soak Midwest

U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on trade worries, good weather

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S./China trade uncertainty weighs on soy

U.S. grains: Corn sags on long liquidation, favourable crop conditions

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans in danger of dropping below US$9

Grain trade still wary of satellite-based StatsCan estimates

Timing of rain ‘ideal’ for Prairie crops

Prairies should see rain this week, except where needed most

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