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U.S. grains: Prices slip as weather outlook favours corn planting

May. 8, 2019 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Wednesday as forecasts for drier weather in the U.S. Midwest next week fueled hopes that farmers will be able to make progress planting corn after delays. Large inventories of the crops added pressure on the markets, which also remained […]

U.S. grains: Soy futures stabilize, eyeing China trade talks

May. 7, 2019 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans plunge after Trump tariff threat against China

May. 6, 2019 at 8:27 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Net short position climbs in canola

May. 6, 2019 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy down fourth straight week on export worries, big supplies

May. 3, 2019 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Weak export data drags soybeans to new lows

May. 2, 2019 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures posted contract lows for a fourth straight session on Thursday after weak U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) export sales data and amid ongoing concerns that rain-delayed corn sowing would increase soy plantings. Corn was mixed as spillover pressure from lower soybeans offset support […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, trade talks strong influences

May. 1, 2019 at 4:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Forecasts calling for more precipitation in the U.S. and trade talks with China are having powerful effects on prices at the Chicago Board of Trade this week from where one analyst sits. Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. said the forecast has been driving soybean prices […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Export worries, big supplies drag soybean futures to new lows

May. 1, 2019 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to fresh contract lows on Wednesday, pressured by sluggish exports and worries that rain-delayed U.S. corn seeding would expand the number of acres planted with soybeans, which can be sown later in the spring. Corn futures firmed as soggy fields around much […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat hit new lows as supplies outweigh rainy weather

Apr. 30, 2019 at 8:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday and struck fresh contract lows in most months as burdensome global stocks and sluggish U.S. exports dragged prices lower, triggering technical selling. Wheat futures, too, posted contract lows as better-than-expected U.S. winter crop conditions added […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn firms as rains stall planting

Apr. 29, 2019 at 3:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday, hitting the highest point in a week as wet weather across much of the U.S. Midwest and forecasts for continued rains this week threatened to prolong spring planting delays. Soybeans were lower on sluggish U.S. exports, abundant global supplies and […]

By Karl Plume