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CBOT weekly outlook: Look for May USDA report to be bullish

May. 5, 2021 at 9:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the next supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) a week away, broker Ryan Ettner provided his outlook on the report. “[Soybean] exports have been good enough to meet the USDA’s expectations,” but maybe not enough to adjust any of their numbers, said […]

U.S. grains: Corn exceeds eight-year high on global supply worries

May. 5, 2021 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn tops $7 for first time since 2013 in most-active contract

May. 4, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn hits eight-year high

May. 3, 2021 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after volatile week

Apr. 30, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn mixed on continued liquidation, tight supply

Apr. 29, 2021 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Thursday as traders took profits following a strong run-up in the market, while global supply concerns offered support. Soybeans slipped as soyoil stepped back from recent highs, while wheat ticked higher as dryness expands across the U.S. Great Plains. The […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: May corn, soybeans reach eight-year highs

Apr. 28, 2021 at 4:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — At the Chicago Board of Trade, old-crop contracts for corn and soybeans were trading at continually rising prices over the past week and one analyst believes there is a short squeeze. The May corn contract went from about $6.50 per bushel on April 22 to $7.20/bu. five days […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans ease on profit-taking

Apr. 28, 2021 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures eased on Wednesday on profit-taking after climbing in earlier trading as traders assessed weather risks to crops in Brazil and the U.S. The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) lost 10-1/2 cents to $6.44 per bushel, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy step back after reaching new eight-year highs

Apr. 27, 2021 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures ended Tuesday lower after extending a rally to eight-year highs, supported by corn supply worries as adverse weather cast early doubts over harvest prospects in top exporters Brazil and the United States. A sharp decline in weekly U.S. wheat crop […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn nears eight-year high on tight supplies

Apr. 26, 2021 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures climbed on Monday to their highest since June 2013 as concerns about South American supplies buoyed the market. Strength in corn pulled wheat and soybeans to eight-year highs. Chicago Board of Trade most-active July corn ended limit up at $6.57-1/2 per bushel (all […]

By Christopher Walljasper