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CBOT wheat, corn, and soy end lower

Nov. 2, 2012 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell, weighed down by a firm dollar that dampens investors’ enthusiasm for risky assets such as commodities, traders said. The declines were limited as the benchmark CBOT December wheat contract found support near its 100-day moving average of $8.62. For the week, CBOT December […]

Lot of work left on Canada-EU trade deal, both sides say

Nov. 2, 2012 at 11:26 am CDT

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Corn hits one-week high on export prospects, technicals

Oct. 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm CDT

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U.S. spring wheat protein premiums rebound

Oct. 30, 2012 at 4:24 pm CDT

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CBOT corn, and soy end higher; wheat ends lower

Oct. 30, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

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Grains – soybeans fall on Brazil weather; U.S.. hurricane eyed

Oct. 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell two per cent on Monday and appear headed for their biggest daily slide in almost a month due to long liquidation prompted by crop-friendly weather forecasts for top producer Brazil and by concerns of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the U.S. financial sector. The sell-off in soybeans […]

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CBOT wheat, corn end lower, soy higher

Oct. 26, 2012 at 3:55 pm CDT

(Oct. 26) U.S. wheat futures fell Friday on end-of-week positioning and weak export demand, traders said. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract fell nearly 1 per cent, dropping through key technical support at its 30-day moving average. For the week, CBOT December wheat fell […]

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Markets end three-day fall after jobs data

Aug. 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm CDT

U.S. grain and soybean futures ended a three-day slide on Friday as better-than expected U.S. jobs data helped markets recover their appetite for risk. Agricultural markets felt spillover support from strong gains in crude oil and equities, with a weak dollar helping to feed the bull market sentiment. The dollar […]

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Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

Aug. 3, 2012 at 4:22 pm CDT

Mexico raided the U.S. corn market by making the biggest one-day purchase in over two decades this week, the first clear sign of global anxiety over the decimated U.S. crop. Mexico, the No 2 importer of U.S. corn after Japan, bought 1.516 million tonnes, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on […]

By Julie Ingwersen Karl Plume Reuters

Farm Futures survey pegs U.S. corn crop below 10 bln bushels

Aug. 3, 2012 at 10:24 am CDT

A Farm Futures Magazine survey of more than 1,800 U.S. farmers projected the U.S. 2012 corn crop at 9.57 billion bushels, based on an average yield of 114 bushels per acre, the publication said Friday. The figures are well below the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current forecast for a crop […]

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