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U.S. soybean futures plunged 2-1/2 per cent on Wednesday, surrendering all of the prior session’s gains in a profit-taking setback amid a slightly better forecast for parts of the Midwest, […] Read more

U.S. soybean futures surged more than two per cent on Tuesday as dry weather in key production areas of the U.S. farm belt eroded crop conditions and threatened yield prospects. […] Read more

U.S. corn futures retreated on Friday in a profit-taking setback following strong gains a day earlier and on a slightly wetter forecast that could support the Midwest crop’s strong yield […] Read more

U.S. corn futures rallied nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans rose two per cent to a three-week high as forecasts for hot, dry weather in parts of the […] Read more

U.S. soybean rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, and corn rebounded from steep losses the previous session as weather forecasts for the Midwest turned drier, threatening yields for […] Read more

U.S. corn futures slid more than three per cent on Tuesday, surrendering all of the prior day’s gains as investors shifted their focus from Monday’s low U.S. government corn yield […] Read more

U.S. soybean futures rallied more than three per cent on Monday after the U.S. government made deeper-than-expected cuts to its forecasts for production and end-of-season stocks and as a dry […] Read more

U.S. corn prices fell 1.7 per cent on Wednesday as weather models suggested the coming weeks could be rainier than previously thought in the grain belt, easing some fears about […] Read more

U.S. futures prices for corn to be harvested this autumn plunged more than five per cent on Friday to the lowest point in more than a year after the U.S. […] Read more