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U.S. grains: New-crop soybeans fall below $10 as big harvest looms

Sep. 9, 2014 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark new-crop soybean futures dropped below US$10 a bushel on Tuesday, pressured by strong yield reports from the start of the harvest and diminished fears about frost in the Midwest, traders said. New-crop futures in soybeans, corn and wheat all fell to contract lows, fueling […]

U.S. grains: Corn sags on harvest expectations, freeze fears wane

Sep. 8, 2014 at 5:01 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on outlook for record crops

Aug. 25, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month high on Black Sea political turmoil

Aug. 6, 2014 at 4:42 pm CDT

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GRAINS: U.S. soybeans extend advance on exports, weather worries

Jul. 24, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

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GRAINS: Soybeans hit over one-week high, U.S. old-crop supply tightens

Jul. 23, 2014 at 4:58 pm CDT

Reuters — Front-month soybean futures rose to their highest level in more than a week on Wednesday, supported by firming U.S. cash markets as supplies of old-crop soybeans dwindle with the autumn harvest still about two months away, traders said. Corn futures fell to a fresh four-year low while wheat […]

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GRAINS: U.S. corn slides to 4-yr lows on bright harvest prospects

Jul. 22, 2014 at 5:02 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures drifted to fresh four-year lows on Tuesday, erasing early gains as favorable weather forecasts bolstered expectations for a bumper harvest, traders said. Wheat followed corn down. Soybeans closed mostly lower, led by new-crop months, but the spot August contract rose on export demand for U.S. soybeans and […]

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GRAINS: U.S. corn drops to four-year low as weather stays favourable

Jul. 21, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures fell 2 per cent to a four-year low on Monday with all months notching contract lows as ideal weather in the heart of the Midwest signaled a bumper harvest, traders said. Soybeans were also sharply lower, with wheat following suit. At the Chicago Board of Trade at […]

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GRAINS: Wheat futures fall a day after Ukraine crash price spike

Jul. 18, 2014 at 3:36 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 3.4 per cent on Friday, erasing gains posted a day earlier following the downing of a Malaysian commercial airliner over eastern Ukraine, while Chicago Board of Trade corn futures also declined and soybeans were mostly lower. Investors were worried an escalation of the conflict […]

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GRAINS: Wheat up on fears political fallout could crimp Black Sea exports

Jul. 17, 2014 at 2:55 pm CDT

Reuters – U.S. wheat futures surged 2 per cent on Thursday, rallying from a recent four-year low on fears of escalating geopolitical tension in the Black Sea region after a Malaysian airliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, traders said. A Ukrainian interior ministry official said the plane was shot down by […]

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