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BEIJING, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat extended gains on Thursday, after India unexpectedly banned wheat exports last week, while Russia-Ukraine war kept underpinning global grains markets. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 0.89% at $12.41-3/4 a bushel. CBOT wheat had climbed more...

CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slid on Wednesday on profit taking and broader pressures felt across the grain markets in the wake of a report about the United Nations' efforts to restore Ukraine grain shipments, traders said. * The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed private sales on Wednesday of 229,200 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to unknown destinations. * Of the 229,200 tonnes, 10,200 tonnes is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year, and 219,000 tonnes is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year. * CBOT July soybean futures settled down 15-1/4 cents at $16.62-3/4 a bushel. * CBOT July soyoil ended down 2.94 cents at 80.55 cents per lb, while CBOT July soymeal futures rose $2.20 to end at $414.00 per ton. * Concern is beginning to mount within the market that dry soils across the South and parts of the Great Plains are extending into the Western Corn Belt, traders said. * That, in turn, is generating worries of drought conditions occurring during the growing season, Karl Setzer, commodity risk analyst at Agrivisor, said. (Reporting by P.J. Huffstutter; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures fell sharply for a second consecutive session on Thursday, with traders taking profits after gains made early in the overnight session, despite persistent concerns about global supplies. * Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade July soft red winter wheat settled down 30-1/4 cents at $12.00-1/2 a bushel. * K.C. July hard red winter wheat last traded down 28-1/4 cents at $12.96-1/4 a bushel, while MGEX July spring wheat was down 23 cents at $13.29-3/4 a bushel. * The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday morning that export sales of wheat totaled 334,100 tonnes in the week ended May 12. Analysts had been expecting the report to show a weekly total in a range from zero to 400,000 tonnes. * Wheat yield potential in Kansas was estimated at 39.7 bushels per acre (bpa) on Thursday by crop scouts on an annual Wheat Quality Council tour. * The figure is below the five-year crop tour average of 47.4 bushels per acre from 2016-2021, reflecting the impact of months of drought. * CBOT wheat futures have been roiled since Monday, after India unexpectedly banned wheat exports, adding to strain on world supplies as drought is causing severe damage to grain crops. * The International Grains Council cut its forecast for world wheat production in the 2022/23 marketing year to 769 million tonnes from 780 million. (Reporting by P.J. Huffstutter; additional reporting by Julie Ingwersen in Manhattan, Kansas; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday as traders reduced risk amid steep losses in the stock market, analysts said. Lean hog futures strengthened at the CME. Cattle futures are more sensitive than hogs to falling stock prices, said Dan...

CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday as traders awaited U.S. Department of Agriculture data on the number of cattle in feedlots. The USDA's Cattle on Feed report, which is due on Friday at 2 p.m. CDT (1900 GMT), is expected to...

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat prices fell on Friday due to profit-taking, after rallying on tightening global supplies. Corn and soybeans also ticked lower. * The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell 0.54% to $11.94 a bushel. * Corn gave up 0.86% to...

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures lost for a third consecutive session on Friday, pressured by speculative selling and profit taking after highs reached earlier in the week, traders said, while dry conditions across the U.S. plains region underpin prices. * Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade July soft red winter wheat settled down 31-3/4 cents at $11.68-3/4 a bushel. * For the week, the CBOT's most active wheat contract lost 8-3/4 cents, a 0.74% weekly decline. * K.C. July hard red winter wheat lost 42-1/2 cents to $12.52-3/4 a bushel, while MGEX July spring wheat fell 51-1/2 cents to $12.79 a bushel. * Growing conditions for wheat and barley crops in France fell sharply for a second straight week, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed, as a hot spell exacerbated drought in the European Union's biggest grain producer. (Reporting by Christopher Walljasper; Editing by David Gregorio)

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Argentine government on Friday capped the volume of corn and wheat for the 2021/22 cycle that can be exported, in a bid to head off domestic grains shortages and tamp down rising food values ​​in the country, which is battling high inflation.

CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures fell on Thursday, giving back more of their recent gains, as traders sought to take profits amid mixed crop weather in the northern hemisphere and wider concerns about an economic slowdown. Meanwhile, soybean and soybean meal futures jumped on news of robust...

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures gained on Friday, supported by export optimism and tight stockpiles, traders said. * CBOT July soybean futures added 14-3/4 cents to $17.05-1/4 a bushel. * For the week, the CBOT's most active soybean contract added 58-3/4 cents, a 3.57% weekly increase. * CBOT July soyoil ended up 1.40 cents at 80.93 cents per lb while CBOT July soymeal futures gained $4.60 to end at $429.90 per ton. * Top palm oil producer Indonesia announced it would reinstate a requirement to allocate a certain volume for the domestic market as it lifts a recent export embargo. * China's soybean imports from Brazil in April surged to 6.3 million tonnes, up 120% from the previous month, customs data showed, with the arrival of delayed cargoes. The figures were up from the 5.08 million tonnes China received from Brazil in the same month last year. (Reporting by Christopher Walljasper)

CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. trade expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Thursday. WHEAT - Down 30 to 40 cents per bushel * Wheat seen falling sharply for the second day in a row, with traders taking profits after gains made early n the overnight session, despite persistent concerns about global supplies. * The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday morning that export sales of wheat totaled 334,100 tonnes in the week ended May 12. Analysts had been expecting the report to show a weekly total in a range from zero to 400,000 tonnes. * The International Grains Council cut its forecast for world wheat production in the 2022/23 marketing year to 769 million tonnes from 780 million. * Crop scouts on the second day of an annual three-day tour of drought-hit Kansas projected an average yield for hard red winter wheat in the southwestern portion of the state at 37.0 bushels per acre, down from 56.7 bushels in 2021. * CBOT July soft red winter wheat ended the overnight trading session down 31-1/2 cents at $11.99-1/4 a bushel. K.C. July hard red winter wheat was last down 40 cents at $12.84-1/2 a bushel while MGEX July spring wheat was last 22-3/4 cents lower at $13.30 a bushel. CORN - Down 7 to 10 cents per bushel * Corn futures easing on forecasts for good weather for planting and early crop development. Weakness in wheat adds pressure. * Corn export sales totaled 1.024 million tonnes, USDA said. Trade forecasts for the weekly total had ranged from 650,000 to 1.35 million tonnes. * CBOT July corn was last down 7 cents at $7.74-1/2 per bushel. SOYBEANS - Steady to up 8 cents per bushel * Soybeans firm, with old-crop months posting bigger gains than new-crop on strong demand in the cash market and robust export prospects. * Midwest weather outlook keeping gains in new-crop months in check. * Soybean export sales totaled 902,100 tonnes in the week ended May 12, near the high end of market expectations for 200,000 to 1.1 million tonnes. * Traders watching to see if benchmark CBOT July soybean futures contract can hold support at its 10-day moving average after testing that level during Wednesday's session. * CBOT July soybeans were last up 8-1/2 cents at $16.71-1/4 per bushel. (Reporting by Mark Weinraub; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with the nearby contract firming while the most-active month eased, pressured by expectations of increased cattle placements in the U.S. Agriculture Department's monthly assessment. U.S. feedlots held 2% more cattle on May 1 versus the...

July corn was down 4 ½ cents with December corn down 4 cents. July soybean futures were 14 ¾ cents higher with November beans up 7 ¼ cents. July Chicago wheat closed down 31 ¾ cents. July Kansas City wheat closed down 42 ½ cents and July Minneapolis wheat closed down 51 ½ cents.

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat fell for a third straight session on Friday, retreating further from a two-month high hit earlier this week as technical selling pressured the market, traders said. Corn also eased, as accelerated U.S. planting and news that Argentina may expand an export volume cap...

Persistently strong commodity prices in the opening months of the year fueled a sharp growth in farmland values throughout the Midwest and Plains, said a Federal Reserve report on Thursday. “Similar to the previous quarter, the value of nonirrigated cropland rose by more than 20% from a year ago in...

(Updates prices; adds details, background) PARIS/BEIJING, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures fell on Thursday, giving back more of their recent gains, as traders monitored U.N. efforts to restore Ukraine grain shipments, mixed crop weather in the northern hemisphere and wider concerns about an economic slowdown. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was down 2.3% at $12.02 a bushel by 1240 GMT, adding to losses from Wednesday as participants also booked profits after the recent rally. CBOT wheat soared by its daily limit on Monday after India unexpectedly banned wheat exports, adding to strain on world supplies as Russia's invasion blocks Ukrainian shipments and drought threatens yields in U.S. and French growing belts. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he was in "intense contact" with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union in an effort to restore Ukrainian grain export as a global food crisis worsens. Russia may export more wheat in the new marketing season due to a large harvest and stockpile, the IKAR consultancy said on Wednesday. Weather forecasts pointed to rain and easing heat in the parched southern U.S. Plains and in Europe in the week ahead. However, in France, substantial rain will be needed by early June to allow grain plants in large-producing regions to pull through after severe damage already in other areas, a crop institute said on Thursday. CBOT soybeans were up 0.5% at $16.71-1/4 bushel, while corn eased 0.8% to $7.75 a bushel. Expectations of U.S. planting progress after a slow start as well as reports of more limited frosts than feared in Brazilian corn belts helped curb prices. Investor fears of an economic recession, as central banks raise interest rates to curb inflation, also weighed on crop markets. Prices for soyoil were further pressured by news that Indonesia will lift a palm oil export ban from Monday. However, soybeans found support in stronger than expected weekly old-crop export sales. Prices at 1240 GMT Last Change Pct End Ytd Pct Move 2021 Move CBOT wheat 1202.00 -28.75 -2.34 770.75 55.95 CBOT corn 775.00 -6.50 -0.83 593.25 30.64 CBOT soy 1671.25 8.50 0.51 1339.25 24.79 Paris wheat 424.75 -5.75 -1.34 276.75 53.48 Paris maize 365.00 -6.00 -1.62 226.00 61.50 Paris rape 811.00 -20.25 -2.44 754.00 7.56 WTI crude oil 106.59 -3.00 -2.74 75.21 41.72 Euro/dlr 1.05 0.01 0.72 1.1368 -7.27 Most active contracts - Wheat, corn and soy US cents/bushel, Paris futures in euros per tonne (Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz in Paris, Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Shinjini Ganguli)

MUMBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - India is likely to harvest 106.41 million tonnes of wheat in 2022, nearly 4.4% lower than the previous estimate, the farm ministry said on Thursday, as a sudden rise in temperatures during the grain maturity stage slashed yields. The world's second biggest wheat producer was...

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - The International Grains Council on Thursday cut its 2022/23 forecast for world corn (maize) production by 13 million tonnes to 1.184 billion, reflecting a downward revision to the crop in the United States, the world's top corn producer. In a monthly update, the inter-governmental body...

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japan's usage of corn in animal feed in March fell to 46.8%, compared with 48.1% a year earlier, preliminary data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries showed on Friday. Below is a table based on preliminary data for Japan's compound feed shipments in tonnes and each grain's share percentage in feed production: Mar-2022 Feb-2022 Mar-2021 Total Shipments 2,169,960 1,888,053 2,171,989 Main Ingredients Corn 46.8% 46.7% 48.1% Sorghum 1% 1% 1.3% Wheat 1.8% 1.8% 1.6% Barley 3.9% 3.8% 3.7% (Reporting by Fumika Inoue; Editing by Aditya Soni)

CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures fell sharply on Wednesday following a report about efforts by the United Nations to restore Ukraine grain shipments and as forecasts of ample Russian supplies added to the impact on sentiment of expectations high prices will curb demand, traders said. * Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade July soft red winter wheat settled down 46-3/4 cents at $12.30-3/4 a bushel. * K.C. July hard red winter wheat was down 43-1/4 cents to $13.24-1/2 a bushel, while MGEX July spring wheat was down 43-1/2 cents at $13.50 a bushel. * The head of Russian agriculture consultancy IKAR told a conference in Geneva that Russia's 2022/23 wheat crop may reach 85 million tonnes, and pegged its export potential at 39 million tonnes. * Crop scouts on the first day of an annual three-day wheat tour of Kansas projected an average yield for hard red winter wheat in the northern portion of the drought-hit state at 39.5 bushels per acre, down from 59.2 bushels in 2021. * U.N. chief Antonio Guterres is expected to publicly disclose on Wednesday that he is in talks with the European Union, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States to try to restore Ukraine grain shipments and revive fertilizer exports from Belarus and Russia, U.N. officials said. * Guterres has said Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has led to tighter global grains supply and fueled a surge in prices, will worsen food, energy and economic crises in poor countries. (Reporting by P.J. Huffstutter; Editing by Will Dunham)