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U.S. grains: Soy rally extends into 2021

Jan. 4, 2021 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures extended a rally to 6-1/2-year highs before trimming gains on Monday as dry crop weather and disruptions to exports in South America continued to unsettle investors at a time of brisk Chinese demand, analysts said. Wheat closed modestly higher, while corn ended mixed, […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy hit 6-1/2-year highs on Argentine corn export restriction, dry weather

Dec. 31, 2020 at 1:51 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans hold near 6-1/2-year peak as Argentina strike ends, dry weather remains

Dec. 30, 2020 at 3:29 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as earlier slide leads to new buying

Dec. 29, 2020 at 4:20 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans add new highs on Argentine supply disruptions

Dec. 24, 2020 at 2:06 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain as South American supply falters

Dec. 23, 2020 at 3:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans continued to rally on Wednesday as an Argentine labor strike slowed exports, even as rain moving into the country relieved some concern over drought. Wheat and corn followed soybeans, supported by Argentina’s export woes and concerns over prolonged dryness for developing South American crops. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher for direction amid Argentine supply woes

Dec. 22, 2020 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday after trading both sides of even as the markets weighed South American rainfall against the ongoing labor strike disrupting Argentine exports, while traders took profits ahead of the U.S. holiday break. U.S. wheat futures also benefited from the cargo […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch six-year high on Argentina strike, weather

Dec. 21, 2020 at 6:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans climbed to six-year highs on Monday as weather and export troubles in Argentina outweighed concerns of a new coronavirus strain hitting Britain. Corn and wheat futures traded near even as soybeans supported the grains complex. Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans gained 23-1/2 cents […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: CWRS bids rise with U.S. futures

Dec. 18, 2020 at 7:57 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, with gains in U.S. futures countered somewhat by ongoing strength in the Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $2 to up $4 per tonne, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Funds sitting on large net long in canola

Dec. 18, 2020 at 7:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The net long position fund traders are holding in canola futures remains historically large, with almost all of the managed money in the market sitting on the long side, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin