Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

Oct. 8, 2013 at 3:03 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by reports of better-than-expected yields from the ongoing harvest in the U.S. Midwest. U.S. wheat futures were mixed, with the market receiving fundamental support on concerns about acreage cuts in Black Sea countries due to muddy conditions in […]

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Oct. 7, 2013 at 3:34 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose on Monday as expectations of production declines in Russia and Ukraine put a premium on high-protein supplies, traders said. Corn futures also firmed, following the strength in wheat, while soybeans were close to unchanged. Wheat’s gains put it close to a 3-1/2 month high, resuming a […]

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Sep. 26, 2013 at 4:26 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Thursday on expectations of strong world demand due to crop woes in key production areas around the globe, traders said. Corn was pulled higher by the strength in wheat, which hit its highest in more than two months, […]

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Sep. 25, 2013 at 4:22 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest levels in more than two months on hopes that U.S. supplies will gain traction in the competition to fill overseas demand, traders said. The strength in wheat, which has risen for 10 of the last 12 trading sessions, spilled over into […]

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Sep. 24, 2013 at 3:04 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, buoyed by technical buying and worries that recent rainfall in the U.S. Midwest may have arrived too late to provide much benefit to the crop, traders said. Wheat futures also closed firm, turning higher late in the trading day on concerns that freezing temperatures […]

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