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
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U.S. grains: Corn drops to three-week low
Soybeans ease despite crop rating fall as China news weighed
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
Saskatchewan mustard crop poised for strong finish
MarketsFarm — Mustard crops in southwestern and south-central Saskatchewan may have received enough rain to turn themselves around after a dry spring. “The area south of Highway 1 saw a […] Read more
Saskatchewan canary seed crops may not recover
MarketsFarm –– Canary seed crop yields may be hampered by dry early summer conditions, and rain that didn’t come quite soon enough. Saskatchewan’s west-central region, home to the lion’s share […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose for a second straight day on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the condition of U.S. crops deteriorated last week […] Read more