Wheat price in United States falls, set for 4th weekly drop on Black Sea supplies
Wheat
Maize (Corn)
Soybean
United States
Published Dec 3, 2022
Tridge summary
Chicago wheat futures lost more ground on Friday and were set for a fourth straight weekly drop, pressured by ample Black Sea supplies that are giving stiff competition to U.S. exporters. Soybeans inched higher after the previous session’s deep losses, while corn fell. “Very weak export news plus a lack of a major exporter production problem, except Argentina, has helped to pressure (prices),” Hightower said in a report.
Original content
The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) slid 0.7% to $7.77-1/4 a bushel, as of 0353 GMT, soybeans added 0.3% to $14.33-1/2 a bushel and corn gave up 0.1% to $6.60 a bushel. For the week, wheat is down around 2.5%, corn has dropped 1.7% and soybeans are little changed. A record wheat production in Russia, the world’s biggest exporter, and ample supplies elsewhere from the Black Sea region are adding pressure on U.S. futures. The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) said export sales of wheat totalled 162,500 tonnes in the week ended Nov. 24, well below the low end of analysts’ forecasts that ranged from 300,000 to 725,000 tonnes. The USDA reported weekly corn export sales of 632,700 tonnes. The market had expected 475,000 tonnes to 1.1 million tonnes. The soybean market dropped on Thursday after the U.S. government proposed smaller-than-expected biofuels blending requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed smaller increases than traders ...
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