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CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices

U.S. grain, soybean prices to go lower: analyst

Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.



Ken Coles, executive director of Farming Smarter, stands beside a table leaning on a shovel and talking about cover crop benefits at a recent field school.

Alberta research group takes a look at cover crops

Farming Smarter finds that cover crops work in southern Alberta, but careful management required

Some farmers see yield risks, increased costs and management challenges, but cover crops can also help fight wind erosion, which happens frequently in this gusty region.




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CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness

USDA report, trade tensions pressure markets

Grain prices at the Chicago Board of Trade were on the weaker side for the week ended July 16 due to last week's USDA report and ongoing trade tensions.