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GRAINS: Nearby soy rallies on low old-crop supply; MGEX wheat jumps

Aug. 22, 2014 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Nearby U.S. soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Friday as U.S. processors scrambled to find scarce old-crop supplies, with the start of the next harvest still at least a month away in the Midwest. MGEX spring wheat futures touched a two-week high amid concerns about excessive […]

Prairie winter wheat harvest to ‘drag on’

Aug. 12, 2014 at 9:12 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

USDA projects record U.S. corn, soybean production

Aug. 12, 2014 at 11:42 am CDT

By Ros Krasny

Winter wheat harvest underway in central Man.

Aug. 6, 2014 at 12:33 pm CDT

GRAINS: U.S. soy drops on rain forecasts; wheat rises on export hopes

Aug. 1, 2014 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

GRAINS: Soybeans, wheat firm on strong exports; corn weakens on weather

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:50 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday on signs that demand will keep domestic supplies tight until harvest, while corn weakened due to forecasts for more crop-boosting rain in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. “The beans firmed up due to some speculators taking advantage of the weakness earlier in light of […]

By Mark Weinraub

W.Canada spring wheat, durum yields down from last year — crop tour

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Western Canada spring wheat and durum yields this year look to be lower than last year’s, leaders of a crop tour said on Thursday. The inaugural Cereals North America Canadian crop tour pegged spring wheat yield potential in the region at 43.1 bushels per acre on average, down […]

W. Canada spring wheat, durum yields look second-biggest ever: crop tour

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:18 pm CDT

Reuters — Western Canada spring wheat and durum yields this year look to fall from last year’s high levels, but the still bountiful production should offset some losses from flooded farms, leaders of a crop tour said on Thursday. The inaugural Cereals North America Canadian crop tour pegged spring wheat […]

By Rod Nickel

Aug. 1 brings grain grading and other changes

Jul. 31, 2014 at 11:51 am CDT

A number of grain grading and variety classification changes take effect Aug. 1, the first day of the new 2014-15 crop year, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) said in a news release. Producer cars also must now be ordered online, although farmers still have the option of ordering via fax. […]

By Staff

GRAINS – U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat drop after recent gains

Jul. 29, 2014 at 3:28 pm CDT

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures fell 2.8 per cent to fresh contract lows on Tuesday due to plentiful global supplies as well as strong competition on the export market, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also fell as forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest next week alleviated concerns about dry conditions […]

By Mark Weinraub