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U.S. grains: Corn up despite USDA forecast for ballooning stocks

May. 12, 2020 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn ended higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast U.S. corn stockpiles would top 3.3 billion bushels by the end of the 2020-21 marketing year, a 33-year high that nonetheless fell below an average of trade expectations. USDA’s forecast for 2019-20 corn […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on export demand

May. 11, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Funds cover canola shorts, but still bearish on corn

May. 8, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on Chinese buying ahead of crop report

May. 8, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on Chinese buying, Midwest frost concerns

May. 7, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn could move below $3, analyst says

May. 6, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have lost considerable ground over the past few months, but could move lower still if a weather premium fails to develop over the summer, according to an analyst. The most active July corn contract has lost 20 per cent of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

May. 6, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday, as continued weak demand due to the coronavirus epidemic and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions offset support from a flurry of commodity purchases by top importer China. Corn also slipped, following a pullback in crude oil, while wheat eased as […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn gains with rising crude, limited by early planting

May. 5, 2020 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures gained on Tuesday, following energy markets higher on hopes of renewed ethanol fuel demand as lockdowns ease, but were capped by ahead-of-schedule planting across the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Soybeans climbed on confirmation of new sales to China, even as the United States […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as China spat piles on demand worries

May. 4, 2020 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures slid on Monday as rising tensions between Washington and Beijing raised concern about further demand risk, on top of coronavirus disruptions to biofuel and livestock feed markets. Favourable crop weather also weighed on prices as planting advanced in the U.S. Midwest […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed

May. 1, 2020 at 8:24 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Friday, with some gains observed in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat, and a mixed tone for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR). Durum (CWAD) saw small losses. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were steady […]

By MarketsFarm Team