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U.S. grains: Corn to seven-week high as rain threatens planting

May. 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday for a fourth straight session as dismal weather forecasts signalled further planting delays in the Midwest, prompting commodity funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Chicago wheat futures hit a one-month high, led by corn, and soybeans followed the firm […]

U.S. grains: Corn ends firm, farmer selling pares gains

May. 15, 2019 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking for more support

May. 15, 2019 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors come together to boost prices

May. 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as slow planting pace ignites short-covering

May. 14, 2019 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 10-year low on trade tensions

May. 13, 2019 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a decade on Monday as escalating U.S.-Chinese trade tensions dampened hopes for a revival in soybean exports, analysts said. At the same time, planting delays in the U.S. Midwest could prompt farmers to shift some acres intended for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to decade low as China trade war escalates

May. 10, 2019 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank to their lowest prices in more than a decade on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he was in no hurry to sign a deal to end the trade war with Beijing, a dispute that has slashed U.S. exports of the […]

By Tom Polansek

Net short position keeps growing in canola

May. 10, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The large speculative short position in ICE Futures canola contracts continued to grow during the week ended Tuesday, as speculators added to their bearish bets on the market, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures break 10-year low on China trade tensions

May. 9, 2019 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to their lowest prices in more than a decade on Thursday as traders worried that make-or-break trade talks between Washington and Beijing would fail to produce a deal. Corn and wheat futures also fell as a two-day U.S.-China trade meeting was set […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S./China deal awaited

May. 8, 2019 at 7:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade is carefully watching the prolonged trade drama between the U.S. and China and waiting to see if the two countries will reach an agreement in days to come. “Headlines are leading trade,” remarked Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Il. “Markets […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm