Wheat prices in sideways trading pattern

Mark Conlon
Sep 3, 2021
Sep 3, 2021 Updated Sep 5, 2021

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As harvest winds down, unlike durum, which has seen prices skyrocketing up, spring wheat prices have continued to move in a sideways trading pattern. But, also unlike durum, there has been some buying and selling of spring wheat, whereas there has been little of either for durum.

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