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U.S. grains: Dry weather pushes CBOT wheat, soy to multi-year peaks

Oct. 6, 2020 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures jumped to multi-year highs on Tuesday, supported by concerns about dry weather in key production areas, traders said. Corn futures hit their highest level in 8-1/2 months, joining in the rally as the U.S. harvest pace fell below expectations despite ideal […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump on weather woes

Oct. 5, 2020 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Funds still holding large net long position in canola

Oct. 2, 2020 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly stronger

Oct. 2, 2020 at 5:30 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sag on harvest pressure, investor caution

Oct. 2, 2020 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month top on tightening stocks

Oct. 1, 2020 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a seven-month peak on Thursday, boosted by strong export sales and bullish government data indicating domestic stocks were smaller than expected, traders said. However, corn settled off its highs and soybean futures erased gains to end flat, under pressure from an […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support

Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After a week of steady losses canola prices surged back Wednesday, catching ample spillover support from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). That support in turn was derived from two new reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report on grain stocks as of Sept. 1 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report bullish for corn, soy

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was a bullish influence for commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). USDA’s quarterly stocks report showed corn and soybean stocks were significantly lower than expected, totalling 1.995 billion bushels and 523 million bushels respectively. Corn stocks came […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures surge on lower-than-expected stocks

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures soared on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by reporting crop inventories that were smaller than expected. Supply levels have declined after China, the world’s top soybean importer, stepped up its purchases of U.S. farm […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as harvest advances

Sep. 29, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday on expectations of rapid harvest progress this week and a slowdown in demand from China, a big buyer of U.S. soybeans and corn, in recent weeks, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell but declines in all three […]

By Julie Ingwersen