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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat surges to five-month high

Nov. 29, 2019 at 6:23 pm CST

Corrected, Nov. 30 — Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures exploded to a five-month high on Friday due to threats to global production and as fund scrambled to cover their short positions in the post-holiday market, traders said. The wheat rally gave support to Chicago corn futures, which hit […]

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall to two-month low

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn stuck waiting on trade news

Nov. 27, 2019 at 12:10 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy hits two-month low on export competition

Nov. 26, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Speculators covering canola shorts in latest trading report

Nov. 25, 2019 at 8:01 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on firm cash markets

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a one-month high on Monday on firm domestic cash values and signs of rising global cash prices, traders said. Corn futures followed wheat higher but soybean futures fell, with the benchmark January contract hitting its lowest level in more than two […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Soft Minneapolis futures weigh on bids

Nov. 22, 2019 at 8:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were lower during the week ended Thursday, pressured by losses in U.S. futures. Hard red spring prices saw the largest drop, as Minneapolis futures trended lower despite adverse weather conditions across the U.S. Plains that helped underpin Chicago and Kansas City winter wheats. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy falls below US$9 on South America weather, trade doubts

Nov. 22, 2019 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. nearby soybean futures closed below $9 a bushel on Friday for the first time since September, pressured by improving crop weather in South America and fears that an initial U.S.-China trade deal could be pushed back to next year, analysts said. Wheat futures ended higher, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall as hopes fade for China trade deal this year

Nov. 20, 2019 at 7:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-month low and soybean futures hit a seven-week low on Wednesday on fading expectations for a U.S.-China trade deal before the end of the year, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed modestly higher on technical buying and […]

By Julie Ingwersen