MarketsFarm — All eyes remain on weather conditions in U.S. grain and oilseed markets, with soybeans and corn stuck in sideways patterns while seasonal harvest pressure causes the spring wheat […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat
Row crop futures stuck in sideways range
U.S. grains: Wheat hits eight-month low as harvest advances
Soybeans gain on trade optimism; ethanol report supports corn
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures edged downward on Wednesday reaching an eight-month low as the U.S. harvest continues and rainfall across Europe allayed recent weather worries. Corn prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn trims gains on technical selling
Wheat slides as harvests face decreased demand; soybeans drop on down meal market
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended slightly lower on Tuesday after a day of positive trading after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported decreased crop conditions due […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on crop development
Wheat lifts on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid on Monday on reports of healthy crop development across much of the U.S. Midwest, as concerns about a potential bumper crop cooled […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on hope of continued China purchasing
USDA hiked world wheat stocks to record high; corn gains after ethanol demand cut less than expected
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rallied late on Friday as hopes of continued U.S. exports to top-importer China supported prices. Wheat futures rebounded after touching a three-week low […] Read more
Coronavirus threatens Chicago’s last remaining trading pits
Grain options pits remain closed, for now
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago brokers and traders worry COVID-19 will kill more of the city’s once famous shout-and-gesture trading pits. CME Group, which owns the Chicago Board of Trade, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE largely neutral for soy, corn
MarketsFarm — The world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had a “benign effect” on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat declines as USDA estimates record global stocks
Corn gains on ethanol estimates; soybean traders eye Chinese demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures slid on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated global stocks were at a record high in its monthly supply and demand […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on China demand
Improved U.S. rating lifts expectations for bumper corn crop; wheat up on pre-report positioning
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained on Wednesday, supported by solid demand from the world’s biggest importer, China, while corn edged lower on strong crop conditions. Wheat inched […] Read more
Demand pushes up cash prices for oats
Cash oats uncoupled from Chicago futures values
MarketsFarm — While scarcity of oats on the Prairies has pushed up cash prices, there has been a drop in futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), two […] Read more
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