Category: Grains
(Agrimoney) - Will history repeat itself? Corn bulls might hope so. A year ago, the last day of August proved the nadir for a rout corn futures, and heralded a decent rebound in prices. On August 31 2016, the spot (September) Chicago corn contract bottomed out at $3.01 a bushel, taking losses for that month to 10.0%, before buying returned... Full Story
Category: Grains
(Bloomberg) - Russia’s massive grains harvest is starting to put a strain on the country’s ability to ship out... Full Story
(Agriculture.com) - Kids are back in school, the boat’s packed away, and Labor Day weekend is here, marking the unofficial... Full Story
Category: Grains
(High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal) - Compared to yesterday, cash bids for corn and wheat were lower... Full Story
(Reuters) - After nearly seven weeks as bulls, speculators have turned bearish toward Chicago grain and oilseed futures and options as heavy inventory and largely non-threatening weather for U.S. crops keep the lid on prices. Hedge funds and other money managers switched to a net short position in CBOT corn and extended their existing net shorts... Full Story
(Agriculture.com) - Corn and soybeans were slightly lower in overnight trading as storms are forecast for parts of Nebraska and Iowa that could bring precipitation, though showers will be variable as they have been for much of the growing season... Full Story
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(Agrimoney) - The European Union stuck by a, lowball, forecast for the bloc's wheat exports this season... Full Story
(AgWeb) - When Crop Tour scouts made it into Illinois fields on Wednesday, they discovered the corn and soybean crops... Full Story
Category: Grains
(Agrimoney) - The International Grains Council lifted its forecast for world wheat stocks to a record high as it reversed a downgrade to its global grains harvest estimate, flagging an "increasingly favourable outlook" for Black Sea... Full Story
Category: Grains
Corn yields in both Nebraska and Indiana will be below last year, as dry spots on some areas and excessive rain in others curbs output, according to the Farm Journal Crop Tour rolling through the Midwest this week. The Nebraska corn crop was pegged by participants on the tour at 165.4 bushels an acre... Full Story
