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U.S. grains: Corn rises as Midwest floods fuel planting concerns

Mar. 21, 2019 at 8:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than one per cent on Thursday to their highest level in 2-1/2 weeks as concerns about delayed planting in the western U.S. Midwest sparked buying and fund short-covering. Soybeans followed corn higher, although gains were restrained by lower-than-expected weekly export sales […]

ICE weekly outlook: Little to sustain canola bids in bear market

Mar. 20, 2019 at 8:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: African swine fever paralyzes futures

Mar. 20, 2019 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on weather worries

Mar. 20, 2019 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

Mar. 19, 2019 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, halting a four-session rebound from contract lows set last week, as traders worried about export prospects for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat futures also declined. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) May corn settled down 1-3/4 cents at $3.71-1/2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

Mar. 15, 2019 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent on Friday as traders unwound bearish bets they placed on the grain when the market spiraled to a 14-month low earlier this week. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hit its highest since March […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

Mar. 14, 2019 at 8:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, setting back on a mild round of profit taking after prices posted their biggest rally since last summer on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans ended higher after weakening overnight and early in the day session as traders moved […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Time running out for trade talks

Mar. 13, 2019 at 3:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As trade talks between the U.S. and China continue, many are watching headlines closely for hints of what’s to come. The crop commodity market “has been in a downslide for a long time which is mainly due to U.S. and China trade uncertainties,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm