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Drop in U.S. bulk exports highlighted by USDA report

Down 10 points in three years says FAS

Since 2020, bulk exports out of the United States rose and then fell back, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on June 6. Issued by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, the Rise and Fall of Bulk Commodities cited several reasons for the drop in bulk exports.





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U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on U.S.-China trade optimism

Wheat futures rise amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday on optimism about the U.S. trade relationship with China, the world's largest soybean buyer, after leaders of the two countries spoke by phone for more than an hour.

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Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, supply matching each other

Dryness having little impact on feed prices

Demand for feed grains continued to hold up fairly good with ongoing dry conditions on the Canadian Prairies not having much of an impact on prices, said Brandon Motz, a manager at CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

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U.S. grains: Wheat prices climb amid Ukraine-Russia unrest

China's dry weather may impact wheat harvests

U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday as signs of a hardening conflict between Ukraine and Russia and worries about dryness in China appeared to spark a round of short-covering, analysts said.