CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit seven-month high on supply worries

Firm U.S. dollar sinks wheat; corn down

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied to a seven-month high on Thursday on concerns about a smaller South American harvest, which could shift more global demand to the United States. Wheat slumped for a second straight session on a stronger dollar and slightly reduced fears that Russia would invade Ukraine and potentially disrupt

Full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia unlikely

Tensions are underpinning wheat prices, further escalation would likely see short-term increases

With at least 100,000 Russian troops deployed to the border with Ukraine, the threat of war between the two countries has sharply increased. Added to that is the effect the ramped-up tensions are having on wheat prices. An all-out invasion by Russia is something not very likely, according to Yuliia Ivaniuk, the co-ordinator at the Centre





CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and orange lines) and Euronext March 2022 milling wheat (blue line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on fears over Russia-Ukraine conflict

CBOT corn reaches seven-month high; South America rains weigh on soy futures

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Monday amid fears that Russia may invade Ukraine and disrupt grain shipments from the region, a major global supplier, traders said. Corn futures also strengthened and set a seven-month high, while soybean futures weakened. Grain traders kept their attention on Russia because it is the world’s

Russian service members take part in tactical exercises of an assault engineering unit at a training ground in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in southwestern Russia’s Rostov region on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Sergey Pivovarov)

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

MarketsFarm — Soybean, corn and wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were all showing some strength Wednesday, recovering from losses posted over the previous week. South American weather concerns and broader geopolitical tensions countered any bearish influence from the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. South America recently received much-needed



Ukraine grain exports up sharply so far in 2021-22

Ukraine has exported 33.2 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2021-22 July-June season, up 25.7 per cent from the same stage a season earlier, Agriculture Ministry data showed on Thursday. The total included 16.1 million tonnes of wheat, 5.2 million tonnes of barley and 11.5 million tonnes of corn, the data showed. Agriculture


Ukraine 2021 grain harvest nearly complete at 84.17 million tonnes

Ukraine 2021 grain harvest nearly complete at 84.17 million tonnes

Ukrainian farms have harvested 84.17 million tonnes of grain from 98.6 per cent of the sowing area, with the yield averaging 5.36 tonnes per hectare, the Agriculture Ministry said Dec. 13. The volume includes 32.4 million tonnes of wheat, 9.9 million tonnes of barley, 40 million tonnes of corn and small volumes of other grains,

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend rally

South American weather woes remain 'concerning'

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures extended a rally to new multi-month peaks on Wednesday as dry weather in some South American growing belts stoked supply concerns. Wheat futures rose for a fifth straight session, tracking corn and soy while also drawing support from brisk global demand and Ukraine