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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has been breaking dormancy. “I think […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, setting back on a mild round of profit taking after prices posted their biggest rally since last summer on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans ended higher after weakening overnight and early in the day session as traders moved to cover short positions amid […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped 5.5 per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from contract lows on a round of technical buying and bargain hunting in an oversold market, traders said. Corn and soybeans also were higher after recent declines, but their gains paled in comparison with wheat as traders unwound bearish positions despite […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 wheat, with MGEX May 2019 wheat in orange. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge to contract lows

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 2.7 per cent to their lowest since January 2018 on Monday, pressured by plentiful stocks that were providing overseas buyers with multiple options for supplies when looking for export deals. The weakness in wheat weighed on corn, which notched its fourth straight day of declines and hit […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 corn, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast of U.S. corn ending stocks above a range of trade expectations, reflecting a drop in the government’s corn export forecast. U.S. soybean futures also declined and wheat recorded a fifth straight weekly decline, […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 soybeans, with May corn in orange. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Fresh trade news would move markets

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MarketsFarm — Fresh news out of U.S./China trade talks will move the soybean and corn markets in the near future, rather than USDA’s next world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE), according to an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. However, a lack of fresh news regarding those trade talks has become a problem […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade deal hopes

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Monday amid news reports that Beijing and Washington are close to settling a lingering trade dispute, a breakthrough that could boost China’s demand for U.S. soy and other agricultural products. Corn also rose, pulling away from a three-month low struck in the previous session. Wheat prices […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest weekly decline in half a year

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices fell on Friday and posted their steepest weekly decline since late August as technical selling and competitive global supplies pressured prices. Soybean and corn prices rose, rebounding from earlier losses, but gains were capped on concerns surrounding strong export competition. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board […] Read more

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