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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

Aug. 6, 2019 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday as better-than-expected rain in parts of the Midwest and forecasts for more showers lessened concerns about further yield losses in dry areas of the farm belt. Wheat futures declined as pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and a […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans edge up but post weekly loss on trade concerns

Aug. 2, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on China

Aug. 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn futures set two-month low as improved weather hits U.S. Midwest

Jul. 31, 2019 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

Chicago Board of Trade waiting on (any) news

Jul. 31, 2019 at 1:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Grain markets on the Chicago Board of Trade are “falling of its own weight” due to removed technical levels and a lack of substantive news to influence markets. “There’s just no news to generate any upside swing,” said Steve Georgy, President of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Illinois. “Some […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month low on improved U.S. crop condition

Jul. 30, 2019 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures reached a two-month low on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Monday said the U.S. crop was in better condition than analysts expected. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 6 cents, or 1.5 percent, at […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Wheat rises as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm

Jul. 29, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled just over 1 per cent higher on Monday, climbing for the third time in the last four sessions, underpinned by lower estimates for output in top exporter Russia. Soybeans and corn settled higher after closing down on Friday, […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn futures ease as weak exports offset crop concerns

Jul. 26, 2019 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. grain and soybean futures all ended the week lower, with corn futures falling for a third straight session on Friday, as traders reacted to sluggish U.S. export data and forecasts called for milder growing weather over the weekend. But traders said they were starting to […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report

Jul. 25, 2019 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly export sales report that disappointed analysts. China, which is in a trade war with the United States and needs fewer soybeans as swine fever […]

By Barbara Smith