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CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — A recent round of contract selling by speculators has created a bearish outlook for corn and soybeans. Recently, both crops suffered losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released production estimates on Sept. 12 that were higher than expected. According to a trader, these and other challenges have painted a bearish picture

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World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Record-setting rain and floods in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Florence have destroyed the state’s poultry sector with 3.4 million chickens and turkeys reported killed. Pig losses are estimated at 5,500. Widespread power outages and flooded roads are making it difficult to get help to abandoned livestock operations. The state is home

CBOT December 2018 corn, with 20-day moving average in orange. (Barchart.com)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about one per cent on Monday, with nearby months hitting contract lows as the harvest of a bumper crop picked up speed in the Midwest and early yield reports were strong, traders said. Soybean futures also declined on harvest progress, along with disappointing U.S. soy crush data

CBOT November 2018 soybeans, with 20-day moving average in purple. (Barchart.com)

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh time in the last eight

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Pressure builds on canola as yield outlooks vary

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 12, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE’s November canola futures look poised to continue chopping around between the $490-$500 per tonne mark, as uncertainty over yields in Western Canada sows seeds of doubt throughout the trade. “Yields that have been coming in suggest the crop will be bigger than the (Statistics Canada) estimate,” said Ken Ball of PI

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Big U.S. corn yields surprise market

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 12, 2018

CNS Canada — An unexpected upward revision to this year’s U.S. corn yields sent prices dropping Wednesday, and more losses are likely, according to market analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a report released Wednesday, pegged average corn yields at 181.3 bushels per acre — up by about three bushels per acre from the

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer September 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 3.6 per cent on Wednesday, for their biggest daily declines since April, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for U.S. production more than analysts expected, traders said. Wheat futures also tumbled, tracking losses in corn and on pressure from USDA unexpectedly boosting Russia’s wheat

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Tuesday, their fifth decline in the last six sessions, as investment funds cut their risk exposure to the grain following a surprise short-covering rally on Monday, traders said. Poor demand for U.S. wheat exports amid expectations of a jump in winter wheat plantings

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Monday on a mix of technical buying after last week’s seven-week low and fundamental support from tightening supplies in Australia and Russia, analysts said. Soybean futures also advanced while corn futures were little changed ahead of key monthly crop reports due

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat weakens on poor export demand

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell 1.8 per cent on Wednesday, its third decline out of the last four sessions, as export prospects for U.S. supplies remained dim despite crop shortfalls in key production areas of the Black Sea region, traders said. Corn dropped after earlier touching a two-week high

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CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

ICE weekly outlook: Pressure builds on canola as yield outlooks vary

CBOT weekly outlook: Big U.S. corn yields surprise market

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

U.S. grains: Wheat weakens on poor export demand

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