Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, extending a winning streak spurred by concerns about Russia cutting back on its overseas shipments, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also firmed, with corn hitting its highest since July 7 during the session. Improving export prospects following China’s approval […]

By Mark Weinraub

Dec. 10, 2014 at 5:30 pm CST

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — Strong demand for U.S corn and soybeans will cut into the abundant domestic supply stockpile by more than expected, according to government data released on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s outlook for tighter corn and soy supplies, issued in a monthly crop report, surprised analysts […]

By Mark Weinraub, Tom Polansek

Dec. 4, 2014 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Soybean and corn futures rose on Thursday on an export report that showed recent price declines have sparked strong overseas demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. “The exports have been pretty good for the last two or three weeks,” said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management […]

By Mark Weinraub

Dec. 3, 2014 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 2.3 per cent on Wednesday, retreating from near six-month highs on a round of profit taking and ideas that the recent rally had made U.S. supplies uncompetitive on the global market, traders said. Corn and soybeans edged higher, turning positive late in […]

By Mark Weinraub

Dec. 2, 2014 at 7:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 2.1 per cent to their lowest in more than five weeks on Tuesday on good conditions for growth in Brazil and Argentina, technical pressure and a steep decline in soyoil prices, traders said. The South American weather also weighed on corn futures, […]

By Mark Weinraub