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U.S. grains: Corn hits five-month high

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose to a five-month high on Tuesday, with strong exports and technical buying supporting prices, traders said. Wheat futures also closed firm, their fourth straight day of gains, while soybeans eased on technical selling, traders said. CBOT wheat benefited from short-covering as investors unwound bearish […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy falls on Argentine rain view

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Monday on forecasts for some much-needed rain in dry parts of Argentina’s growing areas, traders said. Wheat and corn futures closed higher, with wheat receiving support from improving export hopes for U.S. supplies, traders said. Both grains traded in negative territory before buyers stepped in to […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy, corn jump on Argentine dryness

U.S. grains: Soy, corn jump on Argentine dryness

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose one per cent on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and concerns over dry growing conditions in Argentina in the wake of U.S. Department of Agriculture crop data at midday that was deemed neutral, traders said. Wheat futures also rallied at the Chicago Board of Trade, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans down on profit-taking before USDA data

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped two per cent on Thursday, the steepest decline in 2-1/2 months, on profit-taking tied to lower veg oil prices and extended weather outlooks for rainfall in Argentina, traders and analysts said. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to run the nation’s Environmental […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sag on ample supplies

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful world feedgrain supplies and profit-taking following light rallies a day earlier, traders said. Soybean futures ended modestly higher after a choppy session, supported by fresh export demand for U.S. soy and worries about South American crop weather. Chicago Board of […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Exports support gains in corn, soybeans

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday with another round of export deals with China and concerns about dry weather in Argentina pushing prices higher, traders said. Short covering lent support to corn, which also benefited from overseas interest in U.S. supplies, but wheat closed lower, pressured by a strong U.S. dollar […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally, pull wheat higher

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Monday, snapping a four-session fall, as healthy overseas demand and rallies in Asian oilseed markets countered pressure from large global supplies, traders said. The gains in soybeans spilled over into corn and wheat markets, which also benefited from short covering by investment funds. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat ends week down 3.6 per cent

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Friday on bargain-buying a day after falling to multi-month lows, but both grains posted weekly declines reflecting swelling global supplies. Soybeans ended modestly lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat settled up 8-3/4 cents at $4.04-1/4 per bushel and March […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Southern Hemisphere harvest

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday for a sixth straight session, pressured by the expanding harvest of crops in the Southern Hemisphere that should add to plentiful global grain stockpiles, analysts said. Corn futures fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export data and soybeans posted modest declines. The most-active March wheat contract […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy falls on position squaring

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday in the second straight day of declines as investors evened out positions and locked in profits from monthly gains, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, pressured by a firm dollar that further dimmed prospects for U.S. supplies on the export market. Corn was steady to […] Read more