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Morning markets: Easing in China-US tensions focuses ag market back on weatherAgrimoney.com“Trade sources indicate a growing preference for Brazilian origin,” meaning that “Chinese interior prices rise as end-users scramble amid market uncertainty”. However, Water Street Solutions flagged that while “trade has plenty of anxiety over Chinese ...and more »

New York March Temperature Running Colder Than February So FarBloombergQuintFebruary set record high temperatures in the eastern U.S. -- March, not so much. On Feb. 21, Central Park reached 78 Fahrenheit (26 Celsius); Boston reached 72; and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (technically in Virginia) hit 82. Chances are ...and more »

BloombergMarch Has Been Colder Than February in New YorkBloombergFebruary set record high temperatures in the eastern U.S. -- March, not so much. On Feb. 21, Central Park reached 78 Fahrenheit (26 Celsius); Boston reached 72; and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (technically in Virginia) hit 82. Chances are ...

March 22: Soybean Prices Mixed as Markets Eye Trump TariffsFarmLead (press release) (blog)Ahead of those numbers, analysts have been releasing their expectations. Today, Informa Economics projected that total soybean acreage would come in at 91.5 million acres. That number is 1.5 million acres higher than the USDA's current expectation ...and more »

Chicago agricultural futures higher in morning tradeXinhuaCHICAGO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural commodities traded higher on Thursday morning, with soybean futures rising 1.75 cents, as the weather model shows a drier forecast for major exporter Argentina. Data shows about ...and more »

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, March 22Agriculture.comSoybeans were again higher in overnight trading as the weather model that had called for rain in parts of Argentina are now showing a drier forecast. About two-thirds of the country's soybean and corn belts are under stress and while some forecasts had ...

Chicago agricultural futures mixed in morning tradeXinhuaCHICAGO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural commodities traded mixed on Wednesday morning, with soybean futures rising 4 cents, as rain may only reach small part of Argentina crop. The dry pattern in Argentina will cause ...and more »

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, March 21Agriculture.comSoybeans were higher in overnight trading as rain may hit only a small part of the Argentina crop. The dry pattern in the country likely will cause stress for almost 70% of the country's soybean and corn crops, Commodity Weather Group said in a ...and more »

KTICDrought threat intensifies for US Plains winter wheat cropKTIC“You have so little soil moisture available to a crop that in some places didn't even germinate, (or) it's so poorly established that the root structure is in danger of just dying,” said David Streit, an agricultural meteorologist with the Commodity ...and more »

Business RecorderCorn sees pause after 7-month high as weather, trade risks weighedBusiness Recorder“Rains will offer some minor relief to late-maturing corn/soy (particularly east Argentina), but (with) limited yield recovery overall,” the Commodity Weather Group said in a note. US corn futures have also been supported by healthy export sales: South ...and more »

Drought threat intensifies for US Plains winter wheat cropReuters“You have so little soil moisture available to a crop that in some places didn't even germinate, (or) it's so poorly established that the root structure is in danger of just dying,” said David Streit, an agricultural meteorologist with the Commodity ...and more »

Drought threat intensifies for US Plains winter wheat cropReuters“You have so little soil moisture available to a crop that in some places didn't even germinate, (or) it's so poorly established that the root structure is in danger of just dying,” said David Streit, an agricultural meteorologist with the Commodity ...and more »

Drought threat intensifies for US Plains winter wheat cropReuters“You have so little soil moisture available to a crop that in some places didn't even germinate, (or) it's so poorly established that the root structure is in danger of just dying,” said David Streit, an agricultural meteorologist with the Commodity ...

Agriculture.comDrought Threat Intensifies for US Plains Winter Wheat CropAgriculture.com"You have so little soil moisture available to a crop that in some places didn't even germinate, (or) it's so poorly established that the root structure is in danger of just dying," said David Streit, an agricultural meteorologist with the Commodity ...and more »

BusinessAMLive (press release) (blog)Grain futures begin soft on weakening fund dataBusinessAMLive (press release) (blog)And weather risks are still live with, in the US Plains where dryness which is threatening winter wheat expected to persist for the “next two weeks”, with “above-normal” temperatures in the six-to-15 day outlook adding to crop “stress in three-quarters ...and more »Google News

Morning markets: Grain futures make soft start, undermined by fund dataAgrimoney.comAnd weather risks are still live with, in the US Plains where dryness which is threatening winter wheat expected to persist for the “next two weeks”, with “above-normal” temperatures in the six-to-15 day outlook adding to crop “stress in three-quarters ...and more »

Morning markets: Grain futures make soft start, undermined by fund dataAgrimoney.comAnd weather risks are still live with, in the US Plains where dryness which is threatening winter wheat expected to persist for the “next two weeks”, with “above-normal” temperatures in the six-to-15 day outlook adding to crop “stress in three-quarters ...and more »

GRAINS-Wheat, soy futures tick lower ahead of USDA reportReuters AfricaSmall amounts of precipitation were forecast in parts of Argentina during the next two weeks, according to the Commodity Weather Group. But the showers may be too late to help some corn and soy fields. Analysts expected the USDA to cut outlooks for ...and more »

GRAINS-Wheat, soy futures tick lower ahead of USDA reportReuters AfricaSmall amounts of precipitation were forecast in parts of Argentina during the next two weeks, according to the Commodity Weather Group. But the showers may be too late to help some corn and soy fields. Analysts expected the USDA to cut outlooks for ...and more »

Morning markets: Trade worries, fund data weigh on ag pricesAgrimoney.comWeather forecasts for Argentina show “scattered showers the next two days, next week and the middle of” the 11-to-15 day outlook, but in all case precipitation will be “limited, leaving at least the eastern two-thirds of Argentine corn and soybeans dry ...and more »