Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

Jan. 14, 2014 at 6:04 pm CST

U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, spurred by strong demand for U.S. supplies on the export market, traders said. Corn futures closed lower, with traders noting a round of profit-taking after two straight days of gains pushed prices to a three-week high on Monday. Wheat notched the biggest […]

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Jan. 13, 2014 at 5:41 pm CST

U.S. soybeans and wheat futures rose on Monday, with a pickup in export demand supporting both commodities, traders said. Corn futures also closed higher, feeding off the strength of soybeans and wheat, but gains were kept in check by profit-taking following a five per cent rally on Friday. Wheat rebounded […]

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Dec. 27, 2013 at 1:33 am CST

U.S. corn futures fell 1.8 per cent to a one-week low on Thursday, pressured by worries of weakening demand for U.S. supplies from China, traders said. Wheat and soybean futures also fell, with wheat hitting a 19-1/2 month low due to ample global stocks that weighed on the export prospects […]

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Dec. 20, 2013 at 4:16 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, as worries that dry weather in Argentina will limit the size of the crop from the key South American producer supported prices, traders said. Corn and wheat also were firm, largely due to spillover strength from the rally in the soy market, but gains […]

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Dec. 19, 2013 at 7:54 pm CST

U.S. corn futures gained 1.3 per cent on Thursday on a better-than-expected export report from the U.S. government, as well as short-covering following recent declines, traders said. “We have been down pretty hard and we are at the bottom of the trading range,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk […]

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