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U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

Dec. 10, 2019 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday, rising for a sixth consecutive session on hopes that the United States and China will continue to progress toward an interim trade deal. Corn futures also edged higher on an improved trade outlook as Canada, Mexico and the United States […]

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

Dec. 9, 2019 at 6:51 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: CWRS prices up, durum largely down

Dec. 6, 2019 at 3:59 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as China offers tariff waivers

Dec. 6, 2019 at 3:49 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow rally in soymeal

Dec. 5, 2019 at 5:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

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CBOT weekly outlook: Headlines, geopolitics drive prices

Dec. 4, 2019 at 5:29 pm CST

MarketsFarm — To Terry Reilly, about the only things driving the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are headlines and geopolitics developments. “Traders are trading headlines,” Reilly, an analyst for Futures International in Chicago, said in reference to the latest developments in U.S.-China trade talks. Reports on Wednesday morning said the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy rises on trade hopes

Dec. 4, 2019 at 4:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, buoyed by renewed optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as well as some bargain buying, traders said. Corn futures were lower, giving up early gains on technical selling, while wheat futures firmed after two days of sharp declines. Investors were […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop sharply

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures sagged 1.8 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest percentage loss for the most-active contract in two months, on a round of profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. U.S. corn futures closed narrowly mixed, with nearby contracts weighed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures firm on technical buying

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday, edging up to their highest in nearly a month on a round of technical buying despite signs of poor demand, traders said. Soybean futures fell, with traders waiting for concrete signs of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and […]

By Mark Weinraub

Prairie cash wheat: Improved basis underpins bids

Nov. 29, 2019 at 7:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as basis levels improved in most locations. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed during the week, with a steady to softer tone in Manitoba while Saskatchewan and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin