MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures moved off of nearby lows and generally trended higher following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply/demand data released Thursday. However, […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy steady, watching harvest
U.S. grains: Soy slips on favourable weather, demand disappointment
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Wednesday on mild weather across the U.S. Midwest that lessened risks that crop-damaging frost could hurt the late-planted crop and on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sinks on weather, retreating crude oil
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday for the first time in four sessions on better-than-expected U.S. crop conditions and as crude oil prices, which fuelled the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn firms as oil rally offsets Midwest weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday as support from surging crude oil prices more than offset pressure from favourable weather for late-developing crops. Signs […] Read more
Funds’ canola short position up, for now
MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their large net short position in canola during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 10), according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from […] Read more
Cash wheat: Bids get support from U.S. gains
MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were higher for the week ended Thursday, with gains in CWRS, CPSR and CWAD wheats in all locations. The Canadian dollar was up […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on big Chinese purchase
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures hit a six-week high on Friday as China’s first large purchase of U.S. beans in months and easing of some duties on U.S. […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Expected U.S. soybean, corn yields down
MarketsFarm –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) September supply and demand report saw downward revisions for corn and soybeans, but kept its estimates for wheat where they were in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Fresh sales to China fuel soy optimism
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-month high on Thursday on news of fresh export sales to China and signs of a possible easing of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease on crop-boosting weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. government crop report, pressured by forecasts for favourable Midwest crop weather and disappointment that […] Read more
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