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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

Apr. 11, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export sales data and expectations of large South American harvests that should dampen U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures were higher on short-covering after a five-session slide and worries that wintry weather in the […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets brace for weather, trade war

Apr. 10, 2019 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up a bit on weather woes, trade hopes

Apr. 10, 2019 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat pressured by ample global stockpiles

Apr. 9, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn ends lower ahead of USDA monthly data

Apr. 8, 2019 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Funds still holding large net short position in canola

Apr. 5, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The large short fund position in ICE canola futures held relatively steady during the week ended Tuesday, with only a small reduction in the net reportable position, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on profit-taking but post weekly gains

Apr. 5, 2019 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as uncertainty about the timing and details of a potential trade deal with China caused investors to lock in some profits from recent gains, traders said. End-of-week profit-taking also weighed on the corn and wheat markets. The drop in corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures

Apr. 4, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed for the third time in four sessions on Thursday, supported by a better-than-expected export report and hopes for a trade deal with China, traders said. Corn futures also closed in positive territory, with more rain in the U.S. Midwest sparking fresh concerns […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Spring wheat falls sharply as flood concerns ease

Apr. 3, 2019 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. spring wheat futures fell 1.3 per cent to their lowest in nearly nine months on Wednesday as the latest weather forecasts eased fears about flooding in the northern U.S. Plains forcing farmers to cut back on their acreage plans for the crop. Soft red winter […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, flooding are main focus

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — This spring’s weather and flooding in the United States have become the main focus for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), said an analyst. “What kind of planting conditions, how much rain, how much flooding, and how cold things are,” listed Steve Georgy, president of Allendale […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm