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European Market Analysis

Regional News  Europe is facing a favorable weather forecast for crop development and field work over the next two weeks. Temperatures will be near normal or slightly higher across western and eastern Europe, as well as Ukraine and southern Russia. Precipitation this week will be below normal, which will allow currently wet soils to dry and permit a faster fieldwork/planting pace. Rains return to western and parts of central/eastern Europe next week, however, which may delay some planting progress. Fortunately, cold weather will be limited in the next two weeks, minimizing further frost risks for Black Sea countries.  Russia’s new €50/MT wheat export duty becomes effective today (1 March) and as a reminder to clients,...

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Beans to Storage China is carrying out its annual purge of stored soybeans, selling them at around a half million tons per week over two months at auction. The amount of market discount depends more on quality, which is better than a few years ago when the need for stock rotation was newly appr...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.365/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.095/bushel, down $0.1125 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $10.6275/bushel, down $0.09 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $302.4/short ton, down $1...

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