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U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on uncertainty over China trade talks

Jan. 22, 2019 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to session lows on Tuesday on reports that the Trump administration turned down Chinese offers this week for preparatory trade talks, brokers said. The declines in corn and soybeans also pared advances in wheat futures, which nonetheless ended higher on […]

U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains

Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:01 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

Jan. 17, 2019 at 4:50 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Lack of USDA reports taking toll

Jan. 16, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds in export demand, bargain buying

Jan. 16, 2019 at 3:49 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on concerns about China trade talks

Jan. 15, 2019 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Tuesday on worries that the United States and China remain far apart in resolving a bitter trade fight that has slashed U.S. soy imports by the world’s top buyer. Corn and wheat followed soybeans […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak China trade data

Jan. 14, 2019 at 4:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Monday on technical selling and on concerns about demand from China as the world’s top soy importer remains locked in a tariff war with the United States. Wheat also fell after Russia, the world’s top supplier, left […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dollar weakness, export hopes

Jan. 11, 2019 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied from one-week lows on Friday in a technical and bargain-buying bounce as a weakened U.S. dollar and rising wheat prices in rival exporting nations boosted prospects for U.S. shipments. Corn and soybeans also advanced on technical buying and concerns about crop prospects […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink as China trade optimism wavers

Jan. 10, 2019 at 3:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped nearly two per cent on Thursday, the steepest slide since Nov. 26, reversing a week of gains due to a lack new purchases by China following trade talks with the United States. Forecasts for a bumper Brazilian soybean crop added pressure despite […]

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in winter slump

Jan. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market has hit the winter lull and there isn’t much driving it, according to one trader. “The meal has been a leader to the upside, so that again should help crush margins and it has helped crush margins. But trade has been lacklustre […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm