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U.S. grains: Prices jump on weak dollar, Ukraine unrest

Feb. 28, 2014 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped Friday as the U.S. dollar weakened and political unrest in Ukraine raised concerns about potential trade disruptions. The markets rebounded after wheat approached a three-week low on Thursday. Export demand helped lift corn and soybeans, which also dropped on Thursday. […]

Maple Leaf posts loss on production revamp costs

Feb. 28, 2014 at 2:25 am CST

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from highest levels since September

Feb. 28, 2014 at 1:24 am CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges most in month on export worries

Feb. 26, 2014 at 8:54 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Australia commits nearly $300M to help drought-hit farmers

Feb. 26, 2014 at 4:12 pm CST

By Colin Packham

U.S. grains: Soybeans at five-month high on sale to ‘unknown’

Feb. 25, 2014 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures notched a new five-month high on Tuesday after a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement of a large sale to an unknown destination sparked a round of buying by investment funds, traders said. Soybeans trimmed losses early in the session to gain for the fourth […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT oats run limit-up, hit record high on Prairie rail woes

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The daily trading limit for Chicago Board of Trade oat futures and options will increase to 30 cents a bushel when the markets reopen, after the front-month contract rallied the 20-cent limit to an all-time high of US$5.03 on Tuesday. This is the second time in […]

Japan, U.S. fail to make headway in Pacific trade pact talks

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:21 am CST

Singapore | Reuters — Bilateral talks between Japan and the U.S., held as part of negotiations on a Pacific trade pact, ended without an agreement Monday, with Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari saying that gaps still remained between the two sides. U.S. and Japanese differences over agricultural tariffs are one […]

Railways step up service as Ottawa eyes tackling grain backlog

Feb. 25, 2014 at 1:43 am CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two big railways are stepping up service to reduce a backlog of grain shipments that have delayed exports and pushed oat prices to record highs, but the Canadian government said it may still step in with new regulations. Record crops of wheat and canola, along […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend run on S. America worries

Feb. 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans rose for the third consecutive session on Monday to hit a five-month high as rains stalled the harvest in South America and data from Washington confirmed robust shipments of the oilseed out of the U.S. Corn futures declined the second session in a row […]

By Michael Hirtzer