Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

Apr. 6, 2014 at 12:40 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, clinching their biggest weekly loss since January, on forecasts for some much needed rain in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Corn prices firmed on expectations that cold weather and low soil temperatures across key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest […]

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Apr. 3, 2014 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by a round of bargain-buying after all three commodities fell sharply on Wednesday, traders said. Tight stocks and strength in the cash market also supported soybean prices. U.S. farmers have not sold much to processors and […]

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Apr. 2, 2014 at 2:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with corn and soybeans falling back from multi-month highs, on a round of profit taking following rallies earlier in the week. “The market is taking a breather,” said Dewey Strickler, president of Ag Watch Market Advisors. Chicago […]

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Apr. 1, 2014 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.4 per cent on Tuesday, with old-crop months hitting fresh contract highs on follow-through buying after a government report confirmed that the tight domestic supply situation is likely to persist until harvest. “The U.S. Agriculture Department did nothing yesterday to dispel notions […]

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Mar. 24, 2014 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains rallied on Monday, with wheat supported by concerns about the weather in key growing areas, while soybeans and corn rallied on strong export data, traders said. Wheat led the gains, rising 3.1 per cent, on forecasts for continued dryness in the southern U.S. Plains […]

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