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U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month high on exports

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a seven-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by robust export demand amid drought conditions in No. 3 global shipper Argentina, traders said. Soybeans also rose as rains forecast this week in Argentina were likely to provide only limited relief for soy and corn plants damaged by months […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn at seven-month high on smaller stockpiles

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped 1.6 per cent to a seven-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed smaller-than-expected stockpiles in the wake of increased exports and demand for ethanol, traders said. Corn prices on a continuous chart notched their biggest daily gains since December, dragging wheat futures higher. […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tick lower ahead of USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures were lower on Wednesday as investors squared up their positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report due on Thursday, traders said. Prices for each crop have cooled from last week’s multimonth highs amid dry growing conditions for U.S. wheat and Argentine corn […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief for dry wheat crops in the Plains or drought-affected grain belts in major exporter Argentina. Global benchmark Chicago Board of Trade May wheat was up […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat drops on profit-taking

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Friday, following a six-day rally that had pushed prices to their highest in 7-1/2 months, traders said. “This has just been a fantastic week of gains,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. “The funds are taking a […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures rally

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Thursday, with new forecasts calling for extended dryness in the U.S. Plains pushing prices to fresh 7-1/2-month highs, traders said. Soybean futures rallied to a 13-month high on signs of strong export data. Parched soils in Argentina that threatened […] Read more
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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat notches fifth day of gains

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures jumped 3.3 per cent on Wednesday to their highest level in more than seven months, breaking through key technical barriers on support from concerns about crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. The gains in the wheat market spilled over into […] Read more

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