Black Sea freeze spurs further headway in grain prices

• Commodities retreat overall, led by 12.5% slump in silver
• Grains supported by fears of Black Sea crop damage from extreme cold, funds buying noted
• Rapeseed aims at six-month closing high, buoyed by soybeans and technical support

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Freezing temperatures add risk premium to European wheat prices

• Rapeseed futures rise to two-month high, after breaking above key resistance level
• Supported by gains in soy complex, buoyed by Trump comments on China
• European wheat prices find support from fresh Black Sea cold snap

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Rapeseed prices, buoyed by vegoils, test key resistance level

• Gold and silver recover from steep selldowns, easing commodity market jitters
• Rapeseed supported by firm vegetable oils, after US tax credit move
• Wheat markets undermined by easing concerns of US, Ukraine frost damage

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Wheat prices dip as gold's tumble sparks broader selling

• Dollar gains 0.5%, helped by the appointment of Kevin Warsh as chair
• Gold down some 15% from last week’s highs, and silver down more than 30%
• Wheat suffers spillover selling, although losses limited in Europe

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