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CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

May. 29, 2019 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are trying to play catch-up in what has become a weather market, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Corn planting in the U.S. was far behind its five-year average due to persistent wet conditions, he said, and that created […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

May. 28, 2019 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Fund traders still sitting on large canola short position

May. 24, 2019 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn climbs to one-year high as rains stall planting

May. 24, 2019 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

May. 23, 2019 at 8:36 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

May. 22, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade saw “a wild ride of volatility” on Wednesday, following rumours of a U.S. Department of Agriculture farm aid package that could top US$15 billion. The package would include payments of about $2 per bushel for soybeans and four cents per bushel for corn, […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

May. 22, 2019 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Wednesday in a technical correction from the prior session’s drop as the market awaited details of a Trump administration farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more soybeans. Corn ended firm, although spillover support from higher soy and worries […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-year high on slow U.S. planting

May. 21, 2019 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed for a seventh session to their highest in a year on Tuesday as rainy weather and soggy fields across the U.S. corn belt stalled spring planting. Wheat also advanced on worries about winter crop damage due to heavy rains and flooding in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

May. 20, 2019 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed for a sixth straight session on Monday and touched their highest level in nearly a year as rainy Midwest weather and waterlogged fields stoked concerns about reduced plantings and lower yields for the crop. Wheat jumped to a three-month high on delayed […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn extends rally, wheat touches six-week high

May. 17, 2019 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures extended their rally on Friday, jumping to a four-month high, as forecasts of heavy rain sweeping a wide path across the U.S. Midwest next week fuelled concerns about worsening planting delays. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn prices rose for the fifth session, […]

By P.J. Huffstutter