Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Monday as rains boosted recently planted crops across the U.S. Midwest and as traders weighed future export demand following a flurry […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink after Midwest rains
Wheat down on big Kansas crop outlook, export competition
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets could go higher after U.S. Thanksgiving
Ethanol data show demand for corn
MarketsFarm — Just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, the Chicago Board of Trade was pulling back a little, generating double-digit losses in most wheat contracts, while […] Read more
U.S. grains: China tensions cap soybeans’ gains
Corn prices up slightly on trade optimism; wheat falls back slightly
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Thursday, boosted by demand from China, although escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington capped gains. Corn edged higher as optimism over […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola under pressure at midweek
MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have received considerable pressure from outside sources, but held above $480 per tonne this week. Ken Ball of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg expected canola to be […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed at midweek
MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have stayed locked in a pattern for the past few trading sessions, with the July contract posting small gains and new crop year contracts showing losses. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn drops to three-week low
Soybeans ease despite crop rating fall as China news weighed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for a second straight session on Tuesday and touched a three-week low on an unexpected rise in government crop condition ratings and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls on good crop weather
Chinese demand for U.S. farm products underpinning markets
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined for the first time in four sessions on Monday as warm weather and scattered rains across a large swath of the Midwest […] 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: Corn slumps as ethanol production hits decade low
Improved U.S. wheat crop ratings raise expectations of bumper supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures slumped on Wednesday, giving up part of the previous session’s gains, as the U.S. government reported the U.S. ethanol industry saw a near-decade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Crop condition rating lifts corn
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rebounded on Tuesday from four-month lows struck in the previous session after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the U.S. crop’s condition unexpectedly […] Read more
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