Grains & Agricultural Commodities - Overnight News & Headlines


Freight: Grain Cargoes Seen Slowing Most in 19 Years on Drought
Australia: West Australia’s Grain Harvest Seen Dropping 40% on Weather
US crop: May Lose 100m Tons Crops on Drought, Broker Says
Global trade: South Africa bought 35,000 tons of Russian wheat
China: 400,000 MT of soybeans from state reserves to be sold on Thursday
India: July Monsoon Rain Deficit Seen at 15%, Missing Forecast
Opinion: Italy’s Confagricoltura Sees Risk of Food Riots on Harvest Slump
Events: Australian Grains Industry Conference ongoing

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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 546 Calls 1,455 Calls 18,865
Puts 301 Puts 4,717 Puts 7,123
Total 847 Total 6,172 Total 25,988

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 23,218 Outrights 12,522 Outrights 4,195
Spreads 3,530 Spreads 1,006 Spreads 35

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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

     

Options

Corn

 

Rapeseed

 

Millwheat

 
Calls 1,018 Calls 1,043 Calls 19,622
Puts 1 Puts 4,764 Puts 5,642
Total 1,019 Total 5,807 Total 25,264
 

CME CBOT PITS

       

Futures

Corn

 

Soybeans

 

Wheat

 
Outrights 16,635 Outrights 14,354 Outrights 1,972
Spreads 1,799 Spreads 1,353 Spreads 6


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German Rapeseed Cash Prices


Franco Lower Rhine 


August                  525.00             +10.00
November            528.00             +10.00
February              528.00             +10.00


Franco Hamburg 


August                 523.00             +10.00
November           526.00             +10.00
February             526.00             +10.00


FOB Mittelland 

August                   515.00              +10.00
November             518.00              +10.00
February               518.00              +10.00 


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Grains Options and Futures - Friday's Volumes



NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls
158
Calls
1,721
Calls
19,552
Puts
251
Puts
1,196
Puts
7,003
Total
409
Total
2,917
Total
26,555

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights
19,651
Outrights
12,612
Outrights
3,227
Spreads
3,227
Spreads
991
Spreads
211


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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 229 Calls 3,710 Calls 15,019
Puts 159 Puts 3,361 Puts 2,115
Total 388 Total 7,071 Total 17,134

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 18,443 Outrights 31,920 Outrights 3,411
Spreads 1,614 Spreads 970 Spreads 321


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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 338 Calls 675 Calls 12,998
Puts 361 Puts 651 Puts 1,997
Total 699 Total 1,326 Total 14,995

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 27,233 Outrights 42,282 Outrights 3,564
Spreads 2,187 Spreads 1,246 Spreads 355


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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 409 Calls 1,753 Calls 14,988
Puts 160 Puts 3,364 Puts 7,014
Total 569 Total 5,117 Total 22,002

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 32,295 Outrights 12,538 Outrights 2,402
Spreads 2,817 Spreads 1,179 Spreads 126


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Grains Options and Futures - Friday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 70 Calls 251 Calls 5,781
Puts 60 Puts 244 Puts 1,795
Total 130 Total 495 Total 7,576

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 22,868 Outrights 17,135 Outrights 3,978
Spreads 1,089 Spreads 1,273 Spreads 212

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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 0 Calls 6,630 Calls 8,067
Puts 0 Puts 4,768 Puts 5,187
Total 0 Total 11,398 Total 13,254

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 28,137 Outrights 33,789 Outrights 5,096
Spreads 7,831 Spreads 1,304 Spreads 364

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Grains Options and Futures - Yesterday's Volumes


NYSE LIFFE MATIF

Options

Corn

Rapeseed

Millwheat

Calls 0 Calls 345 Calls 4,565
Puts 0 Puts 708 Puts 1,275
Total 0 Total 1,053 Total 5,840

CME CBOT PITS

Futures

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Outrights 14,057 Outrights 8,476 Outrights 2,111
Spreads 2,412 Spreads 1,515 Spreads 200


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FRENCH SOFT WHEAT & MILLING WHEAT - CASH PRICES


SOFT WHEAT



DELIVERED ROUEN         228     JUL/AUG
DELIVERED ROUEN         228     SEP/DEC 
DELIVERED DUNKERQUE     227     AUG/SEP
DELIVERED DUNKERQUE     227     AUG/DEC 
FOB CREIL               222     AUG/DEC 
DEPT. E&L/LOIRET        222     AUG/DEC 
DELIVERED LA PALLICE    230     JUL/AUG
DELIVERED LA PALLICE    230     SEP/DEC 
DELIVERED NANTES        230     JUL/AUG
DELIVERED NANTES        230     SEP/DEC 


MILLING WHEAT


DELIVERED ROUEN         228     JUL/AUG
DELIVERED ROUEN         228     SEP/DEC 
TRAIN CHALONS/MODANE    213     JUL/SEP 
DELIVERED LA PALLICE    230     JUL/AUG
DELIVERED LA PALLICE    230     SEP/NOV 
DELIVERED NANTES        230     JUL/AUG
DELIVERED NANTES        230     SEP/DEC 
FOB METZ                233     AUG/SEP
FOB METZ                233     SEP/DEC 




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GERMAN WHEAT CASH PRICES


Wheat, E-quality, 14 % min Protein, Hagberg 275 Hamburg,Eur/t,Delivered 

Delivered Hamburg Jul 12 245.00 +5.00 
Ex Store Saxony Thüringen Jul 12 230.00 +5.00 
FOB Baltic Sea (3,000 t) Jul 12 255.00 +5.00 
FOB Baltic Sea (25,000 t) Jul 12 256.00 +5.00 

Wheat, A-quality, 13 % min Protein, Hagberg 275 Hamburg,Eur/t,Delivered 

Delivered Hamburg Jul 12 235.00 unch 
Ex Store Saxony Thüringen Jul 12 220.00 unch 
FOB Baltic Sea (3,000 t) Jul 12 241.00 unch 
FOB Baltic Sea (25,000 t) Jul 12 233.00 unch 

Wheat, B-quality, 12 % min Protein, Hagberg 225 Hamburg,Eur/t,Delivered 

Delivered Hamburg Jul 12 230.00 unch 
Delivered Hamburg Sep 12 233.00 +6.00
Ex Store Saxony Thüringen Jul 12 214.00 +2.00 
FOB Baltic Sea (3,000 t) Jul 12 240.00 unch 
FOB Baltic Sea (25,000 t) Jul 12 248.00 unch 

Wheat, Feed Hamburg,Eur/t,Delivered 

Delivered Hamburg Jun 12 228.00 +1.00 
Ex Store Saxony Thüringen Jul 12 210.00 +3.00 

Wheat, Feed, E.U. Origin Oldenburg,Eur/t,CIF 

Jun 12 236.00 +5.00 

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