Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on a profit-taking setback after rallying earlier in the week, traders said. “We are […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn fall as traders book profits
Dispatches from crop tour limit day's losses
U.S. grains: Corn firms for sixth session in a row
Soybeans weak, wheat strong
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied after hitting their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday, underpinned by concerns that hot and dry weather in the Midwest during […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Time gap too large in StatCan report
Canola's potential yields shrank in meantime
MarketsFarm — There has been about a one-month gap in between Statistics Canada having gathered its data for next week’s principal crops report and actually releasing the report. That’s something […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Crop tour raises concerns for corn, soy
MarketsFarm — Reduced corn yields and a lower amount of soybean pods compared to the last few years were two major findings by the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, which […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean and wheat futures rise 2.2 per cent
Chicago corn futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 2.2 per cent on Monday, supported by hopes for a pick-up in the pace of exports as farmers in […] Read more
China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on
Chongqing | Reuters — As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat up off six-month low on technical buying
CBOT corn rises, while soybeans stay under pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures bounced on technical buying on Friday after nearing a six-month low struck a day earlier, though the market remained capped […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans steady
U.S. Midwest rain, Ukraine sea exports add pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans inched higher on Wednesday, bouncing from two days of declines, though the recovery was limited by rain improving weather forecasts in the U.S. Midwest. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Grains fall on weather, Ukrainian exports
Concerns over Chinese economic growth weigh on soybeans, corn
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures fell for a second day on Tuesday, pressured by rainfall across parts of the U.S. Midwest, as well as economic […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soy futures bounce back after USDA forecasts
Corn crop forecast to be smaller than expected due to weather
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures turned higher on Friday, as traders questioned a surprisingly large record-crop forecast and focused instead on August weather as recent hot and dry […] Read more
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