Minneapolis Grain Exchange News
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Wheat-planting delays in North Dakota, the largest U.S. producer after Kansas, are the worst since at least 1981 as the wettest start of the year on record leaves fields across the state too muddy.
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China will probably increase apple juice prices “soon” after selling below the competition, according to wine and grape broker Ciatta Co.
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The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities rose 0.2 percent to 609.91 in New York, rebounding from an earlier slide of as much as 1.8 percent. Aluminum, cocoa and corn led the gains.
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The Minneapolis Grain Exchange said futures and options trading in February was the highest of any month on record at 222,737 contracts. The previous monthly record was in August 2007, the exchange said today in a statement on its website.
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The Minneapolis Grain Exchange said futures and options trading in March was the highest ever for the month at 155,068 contracts. The previous record for the month was in 2007, the exchange said today in a statement on its website.
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Canadian wheat growers may boost seeding by 12.3 percent this year as they decrease the amount of canola they plant, according to a Statistics Canada survey.
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The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities declined 0.5 percent to 669.39 at 6:15 p.m. in London. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials fell 0.2 percent at 1,600.33.
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The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials advanced 0.5 percent to 1,636.62 at 4:55 p.m. New York time, led by agriculture.
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CME Group Inc., the world’s largest futures exchange, extended grain-trading hours today in response to the threat of competitors seeking a share of the electronic transactions that now dominate the market.
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Potash’s rebound from the biggest plunge in 48 years will slow next year as Mosaic Co., Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and OAO Uralkali increase mining capacity.
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