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Wheat comes off the field in south-central Manitoba over the September long weekend.
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Luck of the draw on 2023 wheat yields

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HARVEST The wheat is mostly in the bin; here’s how harvest shook out for the crop across the Prairies See story pg 6

The theme for this year’s wheat harvest in the eastern Prairies is “variable,” and not just when experts discuss the big picture in their respective provinces. Sask Wheat chair Brett Halstead and Manitoba Crop Alliance cereal agronomist Andrew Hector both noted wild yield swings even within the same growing region. “I’ve heard first- and second-hand
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure weighing on prices

'No heavy concerns about supply in general'

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MarketsFarm — As harvests of soybeans, corn and spring wheat advanced in the United States, trader John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services said the pressure on those commodities was going to continue over coming weeks. “We might test some technical levels, see some selloffs a bit and get some of it back. It’s going
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans firm, risk aversion caps gains

Corn and wheat drop, export data eyed

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Reuters — Chicago soybean futures edged up on Wednesday, as a declining U.S. dollar lifted the oilseeds at one point nearly one per cent before risk aversion pushed prices back toward their opening levels. Wheat declined and corn was squeezed between them in what one strategist called a seasonal “bottoming formation” for the U.S. agriculture
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Markets

Fund net short position grows in canola

Net long in CBOT soybeans seen declining

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MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in the ICE Futures canola market more than doubled during the week ended Tuesday on a combination of long liquidation and new bearish bets going on the books, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Sept.
CBOT December 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX December 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits three-year low

Soybeans, corn drop after U.S. grain data

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Reuters — Chicago wheat futures cratered more than six per cent on Friday, hitting a three-year low after U.S. government data pegged wheat production above analysts’ expectations. Soybean futures also closed sharply lower on larger-than-forecast domestic stockpiles, and the drop in both commodities dragged down corn prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated the
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning

Traders eye potential U.S. government shutdown

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Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Tuesday while wheat futures settled flat and corn futures fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. government stocks data due later this week, analysts said. Worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown hung over the markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybean futures rose five
A durum wheat crop near Acadia Valley, Alta., stands shorter than normal and produced fewer kernels than normal due to dry conditions.
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High pasta prices set to boil over as Canada’s wheat withers

Drought in Prairie durum-growing region adds to global supply woes

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Reuters – Pasta lovers must brace to pay higher prices for their favourite dish, as drought in Canada and bad weather in Europe damages durum wheat crops and reduces supplies available to flour millers and food companies. Italy’s government called a crisis meeting in May as prices for the staple food jumped by more than double the national inflation
A soybean field north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 17, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Funds getting out of soybeans

Potential for U.S. government shutdown a concern

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MarketsFarm — While corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stayed fairly steady during the week ended Wednesday, soybean prices steadily declined. The November soybean contract dropped 30 cents per bushel from one week ago to close Wednesday at $13.1975/bu. (all figures US$). During the same week, December corn only lost
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend bounce from multi-year low

CBOT wheat, soybeans end firm

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New York | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended higher on Wednesday, extending a rebound from this week’s near three-year lows, while wheat climbed on a pickup in global export business and soybeans followed grain prices higher. Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn climbed six cents, or 1.26 per cent, to settle at $4.82-1/4

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