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CBOT Trends-Wheat down 8-9 cents, corn down 3-4, soy down 1-2
CHICAGO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Monday.WHEAT - Down 8 to 9 cents per bushel* CBOT wheat Wv1 futures fell as weather threats subsided for U.S. and Black Sea cro...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
PRESS DIGEST-Canada - February 24
Feb 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top news articles from Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. Reuters has not verified these and does not vouch for their accuracy.THE GLOBE AND MAIL** Even as U.S. President Donald Trump talks of waging a campaign of "economic force" to persuade Cana...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
Romania's US-backed nuclear power projects should be kept out of election row, minister says
BUCHAREST, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Romanian nuclear power projects backed by U.S. companies should not be affected by recent criticism from members of President Donald Trump's administration over a cancelled election, Romania's energy minister said.Romania's top court voided the country's...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
GRAINS-Corn slips from 18-month high on expectations of expanded US sowings
Updates with European trade, adds comment, changes datelineBy Michael Hogan, Peter Hobson HAMBURG/CANBERRA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Chicago corn on Monday slipped away from an 18-month high on Friday on expectations that U.S. farmers will respond to a recent price rally by planting more corn. ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
India's annual palm oil imports to fall behind soft oils for first time, industry official says
Adds detail on soft oils in paragraphs 5 and 6By Rajendra Jadhav and Ashley Tang KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Palm oil's share of India's annual edible oil imports is set to drop below soft oils for the first time as its rising premium over soyoil and sunflower oil pushes refiners tow...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
RPT-COLUMN-Asia LNG imports set to drop to 22-month low as Europe surge drives prices: Russell
Repeats no change to textBy Clyde RussellLAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Asia's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are poised to drop to the lowest in nearly two years in February, while Europe's are set to surge to the second-highest on record.The weakness in Asia shows buyers...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
RPT-COLUMN-Funds settle in to mega-bullish corn bets, maybe for the longer haul: Braun
Repeats for early U.S. readership. No change to text.By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Whenever speculators build sizably bullish views in Chicago corn, they are not usually in a hurry to completely erase them.In the week ended February 18, money managers increased their net...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
BRIEF-Drax Launches Enhanced Approach To Global Sustainability
Feb 24 (Reuters) - Drax Group PLC DRX.L:DRAX LAUNCHES ENHANCED APPROACH TO GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITYDRAX GROUP- OUTLINES AMBITION TO REACH NET ZERO BY END OF 2040 ACROSS DRAX’S VALUE CHAINSource text: [ID:]Further company coverage: DRX.LReuters
Mon, Feb 24
Gold has wild ride with US Dollar pressured by German election outcome
Gold price pops near 0.50% in the early European session on Monday. Although the Far-Right AfD has gained 20% of votes, the CDU has booked a comfortable lead. US Dollar Index drops, opening room for Gold to tick higher.
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Mon, Feb 24
Dated Brent oil benchmark working well, with no changes planned, says Platts
By Robert Harvey and Alex LawlerLONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The dated Brent oil market has worked well since U.S. WTI crude was added to the benchmark and further changes are not planned, commodities pricing reporting agency S&P Global Commodity Insights, known as Platts, said on Monday. Last yea...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
EXCLUSIVE-Trump aid freeze disrupts anti-narcotics program at Mexican ports
UN program provides training, equipment to screen cargo for contrabandCartels use ports to smuggle fentanyl chemicals into MexicoU.S. resumes some security funding in Mexico, but most remains frozen By Stephen Eisenhammer, Laura Gottesdiener MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 (REUTERS) - U.S. President Dona...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
BUZZ-COMMENT-Playing USD/ZAR's Ichimoku cloud range favoured
Feb 24 (Reuters) - It has been a cautious start to a data-packed week for USD/ZAR, with technical indicators suggesting the sideways trend that began on February 7 is likely to persist.South African inflation numbers for January are due for release on Wednesday. Expectations are for year-on-year CPI...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
EUROPE GAS-Prices trade in narrow range amid milder weather
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices traded in a narrow range on Monday morning as temperatures across the continent turned milder following a recent cold snap and as the market monitored the peace talks to end the war in Ukraine. The benchmark front-month contract a...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
Iraqi Kurdistan can start oil flows within days on Turkish approval, minister says
Changes headline and paragraph 1, adds details in 2, 7 BAGHDAD, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Iraq is waiting for Turkey's approval to restart the oil flows from the Iraqi Kurdistan region, the Iraqi oil minister said on Monday, adding that Kurdish oil exports will hopefully be ready in two days.Asked i...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
China says rising food demand requires production boost
Writes through with detailsBy Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China's rising demand for food calls for increased efforts to boost grains production even after record high output in recent years, China's Central Rural Work Leading Group said on Monday. "More than 1.4 billion of...Reuters
Mon, Feb 24
