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U.S. wheat posts largest 2012 gain among commodities

Dec. 31, 2012 at 6:02 pm CST

Wheat and soybean futures edged lower on Monday, but ended the year as the best performers in a basket of commodities, including crude oil, as demand lifted prices and the worst drought in half a century crimped supplies. Wheat posted the biggest gain this year among the 19 commodities in […]

U.S. soy slips as China cancels deal

Dec. 20, 2012 at 7:05 pm CST

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U.S. corn drops on Informa’s bearish acreage view

Dec. 20, 2012 at 4:57 am CST

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U.S. soybeans fall as China cancels deals

Dec. 18, 2012 at 7:03 pm CST

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U.S. corn closes lower, wheat weak

Dec. 17, 2012 at 5:39 pm CST

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U.S. corn, wheat fall, but late rally pushes soy higher

Dec. 4, 2012 at 6:16 pm CST

U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday amid slumping demand for U.S. exports, and wheat also weakened to extend a losing streak on technical selling. Yet soybean futures closed higher, after trading in negative territory for much of the day on improving weather in key growing areas of Brazil. The soy […]

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U.S. soy tumbles after USDA boosts crop outlook

Nov. 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures plunged three per cent to their lowest level in more than four months on Friday after the government’s latest forecast of this year’s crop topped expectations, traders said. Wheat also was weak, falling 1.7 per cent, as selling on the U.S. Agriculture Department’s surprise boost to global […]

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U.S. wheat tops $9 but corn, soy weak

Nov. 8, 2012 at 7:46 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row Thursday, rallying above US$9 a bushel to a near six-week high, as traders staked out positions ahead of a government report expected to show tightening global supplies. Soybean futures fell, pressured by declining export demand, and pulled corn prices […]

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U.S. wheat extends rally on forecasts for tighter supplies

Nov. 7, 2012 at 7:43 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures rallied for the third day in a row Wednesday, jumping 1.8 per cent to their highest level in more than five weeks as concerns about production shortfalls in exporters like Argentina and Australia boosted prospects for U.S. supplies on the global market, traders said. Corn also was […]

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Grains – U.S. wheat gains on worries about crop health

Nov. 6, 2012 at 5:35 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday, their second straight day of gains, d ue to concerns about the poor condition of the just-planted winter crop in the United States and weather trouble in major exporters Australia and Argentina. Soybean futures also rose, bouncing back from two down […]

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