Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

Jul. 17, 2014 at 10:08 am CDT

"I do think the market may have gone a little bit too far to the downside for the moment." Ted Seifried, vice-president of brokerage Zaner Group

By Mark Weinraub

Jul. 14, 2014 at 3:51 pm CDT

Chicago|Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures firmed on Monday, bouncing off multiyear lows due to a mild round of bargain buying and short covering, traders said. But forecasts for excellent growing weather across broad stretches of the Midwest during the next two weeks limited gains as little stress […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jun. 20, 2014 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, capping their fourth straight losing week on profit taking and concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat also fell, weighed down by technical selling and seasonal harvest pressure, while corn rose to […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jun. 19, 2014 at 2:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for the second straight session on Thursday, supported by concerns that heavy rains in some growing areas of the U.S. may have caused damage to developing crops, traders said. “It looks like 10 to 20 per cent of the Corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jun. 18, 2014 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from their lowest in nearly three months on a round of mild bargain buying, traders said. Wheat futures rose on support from short-covering as well as disappointing harvest yields in key hard red winter wheat-growing areas of the U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub