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U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday as signs of rising global cash prices prompted a round of short covering, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed, supported by worries about the size of U.S. crops, while traders continued […]

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy prices to continue climbing

Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on trade uncertainty, harvest progress

Oct. 16, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline as China trade uncertainty lingers

Oct. 15, 2019 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Fund traders back away from bearish bets in grains, oilseeds

Oct. 15, 2019 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on weather worries

Oct. 14, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a four-month high on Monday, supported by fears that wintry weather over the weekend threatened Midwest production at a time of tightening U.S. soy supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures firmed on short-covering and worries about frosty temperatures in the U.S. Plains wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cash wheat bids: CWRS up with U.S. futures, improved basis

Oct. 11, 2019 at 9:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with gains in some classes and losses in others as the domestic market reacted to adverse harvest weather and mixed activity in U.S. futures. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn jumps four per cent

Oct. 11, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures surged more than four per cent on Friday while wheat and soybeans also firmed, buoyed by expectations for a partial U.S.-China trade deal and worries about wintry weather threatening crops in the Midwest, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls after higher yield estimate surprises traders

Oct. 10, 2019 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Thursday after the U.S. Agriculture Department surprised traders by raising its domestic yield estimate in a monthly crop report. The losses dragged down soybean futures, which earlier approached a three-month high on […]

By Tom Polansek

Grains drop, soy firm following WASDE report

Oct. 10, 2019 at 2:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Monthly supply/demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were supportive for soybean prices but bearish for corn and wheat, with adjustments to yields and harvested acres providing a number of surprises. Corn futures saw the largest immediate reaction at the Chicago Board of Trade, as average yields […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin