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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 2014 high on global crop concerns

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged to their highest prices in nearly six years on Friday as dry weather in key growing regions around the world fueled supply concerns. Corn futures ended lower, after touching a 14-month high on prospects for hefty sales to China, and soybeans also […]

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to five-year high

Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn could retest highs

Oct. 14, 2020 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Chinese buying, Brazil weather

Oct. 14, 2020 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from prior day’s plunge

Oct. 13, 2020 at 8:01 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest pressure fills bulls’ void

Oct. 12, 2020 at 8:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped sharply on Monday, as harvest pressure pushed the market lower, traders said. Corn followed soybeans lower, while wheat ended slightly higher on concerns that dryness across the U.S. Great Plains might limit winter wheat growth. Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans fell […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybean futures hit 2018 highs as supplies tighten

Oct. 9, 2020 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged to their highest prices since March 2018 after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday said inventories will dwindle to a five-year low. Corn futures advanced to a one-year high, while wheat futures slumped in a setback from a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat falls after hitting highest since 2015

Oct. 8, 2020 at 2:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped 1.9 per cent on Thursday, falling from their highest in more than five years, as traders locked in profits ahead of a key U.S. government report. Soybeans and corn also eased from recent peaks but losses were kept in […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Watch for USDA’s corn, soy stocks numbers to decline

Oct. 7, 2020 at 5:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Expect ending stocks for U.S. corn and soybeans to be lower in the upcoming supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), said Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. USDA is scheduled to release its next world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures hit multi-year highs

Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures soared to multi-year highs on Wednesday as unfavourable weather threatened production in exporting countries. Dryness has raised concerns among traders about the prospects for wheat planting in the U.S. Plains and the Black Sea region and for soybean planting in Brazil. […]

By Tom Polansek