Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday on forecasts for crop-boosting rain and milder temperatures in the heart of the U.S. corn belt, with […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on favourable weather
Pulse weekly outlook: Edible beans in good shape for now
CNS Canada — Manitoba’s edible bean crops are generally in good shape, although too much moisture could become a concern. Canadian farmers intended to plant 246,000 acres of edible beans […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to new lows as rains soak Midwest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped to fresh multi-month lows on Monday as widespread rains across the Midwest farm belt bolstered production outlooks for recently planted […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on trade worries, good weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid for a fifth straight session on Friday and registered the steepest weekly decline in 10 months as favourable U.S. crop weather and […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: U.S./China trade uncertainty weighs on soy
CNS Canada — Trade uncertainty between China and the U.S., along with good U.S. growing conditions, is pressuring the soybean market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). During the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sags on long liquidation, favourable crop conditions
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Friday on technical selling including fund-driven long liquidation along with strong crop prospects amid mostly favourable weather in the U.S. Midwest, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to one-month lows on Wednesday, a day ahead of monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that are expected to confirm […] Read more
U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures surged 3.4 percent on Wednesday, topping US$7 a bushel for the first time in nearly three years on worries that stressful weather […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans in danger of dropping below US$9
CNS Canada –– The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is increasingly being weighed down as rain-stricken farmers switch out acres intended for corn into oilseeds. The July contract plunged […] Read more
Grain trade still wary of satellite-based StatsCan estimates
CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s second attempt at using satellite imagery to determine the size of the country’s crops is in line with trade guesses when it comes to canola […] Read more
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