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Exporters have shipped soybeans from the busiest U.S. grains port at the fastest rate in nearly four years after rain raised water levels in the Mississippi River, government data showed. Heavy rainfall across the central United States brought relief to Gulf Coast grain shippers after the Mississippi fell to near-historic lows during peak export season for a third straight year.

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USDA released its final Crop Progress report of the year on Monday. Here’s what the agency had to say in its last report about the winter wheat crop in Kansas, the country’s leading winter wheat state.

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USDA released its final Crop Progress report of the season on Nov. 25, closing the page on what was an eventful and even record-setting harvest season for many states. Here’s a final look at where corn harvest stands in the nation’s top three corn growing states.

Chicago wheat futures edged lower on Wednesday as a technical bounce from the previous session petered out in the face of improving crop prospects in major production zones worldwide. Corn and soybeans ticked up as the markets assessed the possible impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs.

Coming off an extremely fast-paced corn harvest that produced average to slightly above-average yields, Wisconsin now seems primed for a great winter wheat crop. Here’s what USDA had to say for the last week of Crop Progress reporting, along with some final thoughts from a Wisconsin agronomist.

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Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched up on Wednesday on technical buying and as investors adjusted positions ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday. Chicago corn futures were unchanged, while wheat futures edged lower as a technical bounce from the previous session petered out in the face of improving crop prospects in major production zones worldwide.