date:Sep 22, 2013
few days as prices are firming up on strong global demand, said one Singapore-based trader.
Chicago wheat futures have gained almost 5 percent this week, its biggest weekly gain in 14 months, driven by strong global demand for the grain.
U.S. exporters loaded and shipped more wheat last week to global buyers than in any week in at least the past 23 years, with most of the grain headed for China and Brazil, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
Exporters shipped 1.204 million tonn