Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

Sep. 21, 2015 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Monday, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract gaining 1.8 per cent, on a round of short-covering by investment funds as well as technical buying, traders said. “If you are looking for a fundamental reason for […]

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Sep. 9, 2015 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Cash market sales of corn and soybeans will probably be slow around the U.S. this fall as weakness in the futures market and crumbling basis levels have left prices well below growers’ targets and threatened profitability. But the downturn has not killed farmers’ hopes for a […]

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Sep. 3, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Thursday, weighed down by ample supplies and weak demand for U.S. exports, traders said. A hefty supply base also sparked a sell-off in corn, which hit its lowest level since mid-June, while soybeans sagged on technical selling and […]

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Sep. 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank on Wednesday, weighed down by signs of abundant supplies and dim prospects for U.S. exports, traders said. The front-month K.C. hard red winter wheat contract shed 2.5 per cent and hit its lowest in more than eight years, while the most actively […]

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Sep. 1, 2015 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Tuesday on concerns that commodity purchases from China will slow as that country’s economy softens, traders said. Wheat futures edged higher despite worries about the viability of U.S. exports as investment funds covered short […]

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