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Oct. 17, 2017 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, pressured by improving weather for harvest in the U.S. Midwest as well as rain forecasts that will boost early crop development in Brazil, traders said. “We are leaking lower,” said Brian Rydlund, a […]

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Oct. 16, 2017 at 6:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures weakened on Monday, dipping below the US$10-per-bushel threshold the market hit for the first time in 2-1/2 months last week. “Soybeans are lower, giving back some of last week’s gains on profit taking,” Farm Futures analyst Bryce Knorr said in […]

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Oct. 5, 2017 at 2:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.1 per cent on Thursday to their highest level in nearly a week, supported by reports of some disappointing yields in key Midwest production areas and technical buying, traders said. Concerns about rains slowing down the U.S. harvest, which was already behind […]

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Sep. 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed slightly on Friday, supported by a round of end-of-week bargain buying after posting sharp declines on Thursday, traders said. Soybeans weakened on technical pressure after the market threatened, but failed to break through a four-week high hit on Thursday. Strong […]

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Sep. 7, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Thursday sagged 1.7 per cent on technical selling and expectations of a U.S. bumper harvest that would enlarge the already massive global supply of the grain, traders said. Wheat and soybean futures also posted lower closes. Wheat faced pressure from weak worldwide […]

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