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U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

Feb. 14, 2019 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on news that China and other buyers had canceled a flurry of U.S. soybean orders in early January and Argentina’s soy crop could be larger than previously expected, traders said. The U.S. Department of […]

U.S. grains: Wheat up, soy eases as China trade talks eyed

Feb. 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

Feb. 13, 2019 at 3:11 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on South America weather, trade jitters

Feb. 11, 2019 at 7:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

Feb. 8, 2019 at 6:54 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on renewed China trade concerns

Feb. 7, 2019 at 2:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday on new concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may stretch beyond a March 1 deal deadline, with the two countries’ leaders unlikely to meet during upcoming talks. News that U.S. President Donald Trump […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

Feb. 6, 2019 at 7:10 pm CST

Pending the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports on Friday, trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has remained quiet, according to one broker, who was cautious about U.S. soybean sales to China. Following the 35-day partial U.S. government shutdown that ended Jan. 25, USDA will have […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy edges higher after China sales

Feb. 6, 2019 at 6:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday as the government confirmed more soy purchases by China, but the market remained largely static as traders waited for a raft of U.S. crop data due on Friday, some of it delayed by the government shutdown. Corn futures eased […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as USDA confirms large purchases by China

Feb. 5, 2019 at 6:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher for a third straight session on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed more soybean purchases by China. USDA reported nearly three million tonnes of U.S. soybean export sales on Tuesday, mostly to China, after high-level talks last week between […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on new China sales, shrinking Brazil crop

Feb. 4, 2019 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Monday on renewed Chinese demand for U.S. shipments and worries about a smaller Brazilian soy crop, but gains were limited by abundant global supplies and an uncertain outcome to Sino-U.S. trade talks. The extended Chinese market closure for the Lunar […]

By Karl Plume