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U.S. grains: Wheat up on short-covering

May. 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose on Friday to their highest levels in more than a week and gained against soybeans as traders took profits on inter-market spreads, analysts said. Soybeans also faced pressure from expectations that U.S. farmers will plant more soybeans than the U.S. […]

U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations

May. 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs

May. 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Soy soars to 18-month top as USDA tightens stocks view

May. 10, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Corn falls two per cent ahead of monthly USDA report

May. 9, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Corn hits four-month top on short-covering

Apr. 15, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a four-month high on Friday as concern about summer weather risk in the Midwest and dry conditions in Brazil prompted investors to cover short positions, analysts said. Soybean futures also rose, but stayed below multi-month peaks set this week, while wheat ended […]

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U.S. grains: Soy falls from eight-month top

Apr. 14, 2016 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly one per cent on Thursday on profit-taking and softening cash markets following a four-session advance that lifted the spot May contract to an eight-month high, traders said. Wheat futures ended lower one day after setting a one-week high. But corn settled […]

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U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Front-month U.S. corn futures rose three per cent on Wednesday, their biggest single-day advance since September, on short-covering and concerns about planting prospects in the Midwest, analysts said. Concerns about South American weather lent support. Soybean futures also charged higher, buoyed by chart-based buying and data […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat to five-week low on forecasts for rains

Apr. 11, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell three per cent to a five-week low on Monday as weekend rains in the U.S. Plains, and forecasts for more next weekend, eased worries about yield prospects, traders said. Corn followed wheat down, but soybeans rose to an eight-month high on technically […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta […]

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