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U.S. grains: Soyoil leads soybean complex higher

Mar. 23, 2021 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Tuesday, led by rising soybean oil as global edible oil supplies tighten. Corn futures also moved higher, as traders weighed Brazil’s late-planted second crop against beneficial rains in Argentina. Wheat followed the markets higher, despite much-needed rainfall across the U.S. Plains […]

U.S. grains: Corn steps back after export-led rally

Mar. 22, 2021 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds on technicals, sales to China

Mar. 19, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slump in broad-based commodities selloff

Mar. 18, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop futures in all directions

Mar. 17, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains

Mar. 17, 2021 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday on slowing export sales as global demand shifts to South American supplies and as U.S. farmers prepare to dramatically increase plantings of the oilseed this spring. Corn futures were mixed, with the nearby contract firming as strong sales to China […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Nearby corn futures firm as USDA reports big sales to China

Mar. 16, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures edged higher in actively traded nearby contracts on Tuesday on strong export demand after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the largest sales to China since January. Soybean futures were mixed, with nearby prices rising on concerns about South American harvest weather and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on export strength

Mar. 15, 2021 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.9 per cent to a one-week high on Monday, recovering from overnight weakness after a U.S. government report showed that export demand for the grain remained high. Soybean and wheat futures also were firm after trading in negative territory during the overnight […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Storms forecast for Plains drive wheat to one-month low

Mar. 12, 2021 at 4:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses on Friday, touching a one-month low as rain and snow forecast for dry parts of the U.S. Plains improved production prospects, analysts said. Soybean futures finished narrowly mixed, caught between surging soyoil futures amid tightening world vegetable oil supplies, and slowing […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on forecasts for Plains moisture

Mar. 11, 2021 at 4:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for welcome moisture in the southern U.S. Plains crop belt that should boost wheat production prospects, traders said. But soybean and corn futures ended higher, supported by South American supply worries and soaring […]

By Julie Ingwersen