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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn watching trade talks

Feb. 27, 2019 at 7:13 pm CST

Movement in grain and oilseed futures at the Chicago Board of Trade remains highly dependent on developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China. China-U.S. trade negotiations have provided some sporadic support for the futures, but there have yet to be any concrete developments. While confirmation of an actual […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall after comments on trade talks

Feb. 27, 2019 at 6:27 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks on plentiful global supply

Feb. 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade hopes

Feb. 25, 2019 at 5:28 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Crop prices seesaw as traders eye China talks

Feb. 22, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from seven-month low

Feb. 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rebounded on Thursday after a four-day slide, while the grains market overall steadied as U.S. and China trade negotiators sketched an outline for what could be a deal to end the trade war. Thursday’s technical bounce in wheat was encouraged by optimism over […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy in ‘little bit of a free fall’

Feb. 20, 2019 at 6:03 pm CST

Soybeans, wheat and corn have been trading generally lower of late on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). In particular soybeans are in “a little bit of a free fall,” said Terry Reilly, senior agriculture futures analyst with Futures International in Chicago. “It’s purely technical. We closed below the 100-day […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat plunges to seven-month low

Feb. 20, 2019 at 4:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures plunged yet again on Wednesday as traders fretted over lagging U.S. exports despite them being competitively priced in the global market. Soybeans started the day off on the negative side, with the most active soybean contract dipping just below the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge on sluggish exports

Feb. 19, 2019 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures all soured on Tuesday as U.S. wheat sellers failed to nab any export sales and traders waited impatiently for news on the latest of talks on the U.S.-China trade war. Wheat was the story of the day: Most […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to multimonth lows as global prices sag

Feb. 15, 2019 at 6:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multimonth lows on Friday, despite broad strength in commodity and equity markets as grain traders monitored bearish technical signals as well as falling prices in the global cash wheat market. Soybeans climbed on optimism about U.S. trade negotiations with China, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen