Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied on Thursday, boosted more than three per cent on reports of new tensions in the Black Sea region. Corn futures hit a one-month peak, breaking out of a recent range holding above a key technical level, and soybeans rose modestly despite lacklustre export demand. A Turkish-flagged general cargo ship […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat rises on Black Sea tensions
Corn at one-month high; soybeans also up
CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure weighing on prices
'No heavy concerns about supply in general'
MarketsFarm — As harvests of soybeans, corn and spring wheat advanced in the United States, trader John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services said the pressure on those commodities was going to continue over coming weeks. “We might test some technical levels, see some selloffs a bit and get some of it back. It’s going […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans firm, risk aversion caps gains
Corn and wheat drop, export data eyed
Reuters — Chicago soybean futures edged up on Wednesday, as a declining U.S. dollar lifted the oilseeds at one point nearly one per cent before risk aversion pushed prices back toward their opening levels. Wheat declined and corn was squeezed between them in what one strategist called a seasonal “bottoming formation” for the U.S. agriculture […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans drop in choppy trade
Wheat futures lifted by surprise purchase from China
Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, at one point nearing their lowest levels since December of 2021, under pressure from a stronger dollar, improving signs for the U.S. harvest and a brisk start to planting in Brazil. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans settled down 0.3 per cent at $12.72-3/4 a bushel. Futures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up off three-year low after steep sell-off
CBOT corn rises, soybeans flat as Brazil plantings race forward
Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rebounded on Monday on what one analyst characterized as “bottom-picking” after prices dropped more than six per cent to three-year lows on Friday. Corn followed wheat higher, but soybeans prices remained low after news reports of Brazilian farmers planting at a rapid clip. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) late […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits three-year low
Soybeans, corn drop after U.S. grain data
Reuters — Chicago wheat futures cratered more than six per cent on Friday, hitting a three-year low after U.S. government data pegged wheat production above analysts’ expectations. Soybean futures also closed sharply lower on larger-than-forecast domestic stockpiles, and the drop in both commodities dragged down corn prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high ahead of USDA data
Chicago soy falls on energy drop; wheat ticks down
Reuters –– Chicago corn futures hit a one-month high on Thursday as speculators covered short positions while falling energy prices undercut a rally in oilseeds, traders and analysts said. The markets are waiting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue quarterly grain stocks data on Friday. The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn trade watch harvest weather
USDA to publish quarterly stocks data Friday
MarketsFarm — Harvest operations for soybeans and corn are in their early stages, with seasonal selling pressure likely to limit any upside potential in the futures markets over the next few weeks. However, both commodities have found nearby support on the other side keeping values rangebound overall. The U.S. soybean harvest was 12 per cent […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil boosted by rising energy prices
Wheat down on reports of low-priced Egyptian import tender
Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from losses a day earlier, as ethanol feedstock enjoyed a boost from a rise in energy prices that also lifted soyoil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, and K.C. hard red winter wheat futures hit a two-year low. The most-active […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning
Traders eye potential U.S. government shutdown
Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Tuesday while wheat futures settled flat and corn futures fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. government stocks data due later this week, analysts said. Worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown hung over the markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybean futures rose five […] Read more
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