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U.S. grains: Soybeans up with exports, corn up slightly on dry weather

Aug. 10, 2020 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Monday as a spate of new-crop soybean export sales eased concerns about forecasts of huge harvests across the U.S. Midwest. Corn futures were buoyed by dryness in top corn-producing states, as weekend rainfall missed drought-stricken parts of western Iowa. Meanwhile, wheat […]

Prairie cash wheat: Loonie, U.S. prices trigger steep declines

Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Managed money’s net long position grows in canola

Aug. 7, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Bearish supply outlooks spark selling in corn, soy, wheat

Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures fall on bearish supply view

Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Benign weather keeps corn, soybeans pointed down

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Good U.S. Midwestern weather should keep the bias to the downside in corn and soybean contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade over the next few weeks, according to an analyst. Corn hit fresh contract lows on Tuesday before showing some recovery Wednesday, but “it’s not looking like […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures firm

Aug. 5, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures ticked higher on Wednesday, supported by a round of bargain buying and short-covering after posting sharp declines a day earlier, traders said. Soybean futures weakened to their lowest level since July 14, with forecasts in key growing areas of the U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Crop expectations spark sell-off in corn, soy futures

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures posted sharp declines on Tuesday, with the market focused on expectations for bumper yields across the U.S. Midwest this fall due to forecasts for rain in key growing areas, traders said. On a continuous basis, corn futures dropped to their lowest […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on U.S. export woes

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:04 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped two per cent on Monday as rising expectations for harvests in Russia and Australia cast a shadow over already weak demand prospects for U.S. supplies, traders said. “Even though our prices are low, we are still being undersold,” said Al Kluis, managing […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as U.S. biodiesel data lifts soyoil; corn flat

Jul. 31, 2020 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday for a second session as soyoil futures climbed more than 1 percent on demand from the soy-based biodiesel fuel sector, traders said. Corn futures were little changed, anchored by benign weather in most of the Midwest crop belt that favored […]

By Julie Ingwersen