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U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs

Mar. 22, 2024 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set 2-month top; corn, wheat inch higher

Mar. 21, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb back above $12 a bushel while wheat stumbles

Mar. 20, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn tick up on short covering; soybeans falter

Mar. 19, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat continues downward trend, soy and corn rise on short covering

Mar. 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat and corn plunge on poor export news, soy follows lower

Mar. 14, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures plunged on Thursday to approach their lowest level since 2020 and dragged corn prices down on spillover weakness, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT corn futures ease on technical selling, US planting plans

Mar. 13, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures eased on technical selling on Wednesday, as market participants sought profits and assessed U.S. spring planting, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat rise on technical trading, poor Brazilian weather

Mar. 12, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat and soybean futures all turned higher on Tuesday as a stubbornly bearish market gained support from weather issues in Brazil and a flurry of short covering as funds shift out of their huge net short positions.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on supply pressures; corn and wheat turn higher

Mar. 11, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures drifted lower on Monday, amid ongoing pressure from a hefty global supply and signs of investors hunting for profits, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures bounce after 3-1/2 year low; soy, corn climb

Mar. 8, 2024 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn rose on Friday, extending their recovery from three-year lows set last month, following an uneventful monthly supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters