Sam Nelson

U.S. corn prices closed in on their biggest ever annual decline, falling near one per cent on Monday as more rain eased drought worries in major exporter Argentina. Soybean prices, […] Read more

U.S. soybean futures inched upward on Tuesday in quiet pre-Christmas dealings, with a sale of U.S. soy lending some modest support while weather in South America remained a mixed bag […] Read more

U.S. soybean futures ended lower on Monday, on concerns that China soon may be shifting its soy buying to South America from the U.S., and on outlooks for better crop […] Read more

U.S. soybean futures rose 0.5 per cent on Tuesday, their third straight session of gains, due to higher soymeal, active soymeal exports and stronger cash soymeal markets. The January soymeal […] Read more

U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday, notching the biggest one-day loss since mid-November, after a group of U.S. senators proposed ending that country’s mandate to use corn-based ethanol. Corn also […] Read more

U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent to a one-week low on Thursday on slow U.S. export sales of wheat and a larger-than-expected Canadian crop. Wheat tumbled for […] Read more

U.S. soybean futures were higher on Wednesday, reversing two days of declines, on technical buying despite prospects for a huge soy harvest in South America. “I don’t see any thing […] Read more

U.S. wheat futures ended higher on Tuesday on growing export demand and a cold snap forecast for late this week that may harm some U.S. wheat, but gains were capped […] Read more

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to a fresh three-year low on Monday on pressure from a proposal to lower the use of corn-based ethanol in the U.S. and […] Read more