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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China trade hopes

Dec. 7, 2018 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures firmed for the fifth time in six sessions on Friday on solid weekly export sales data and short-covering ahead of the weekend as the market waited for signs that China may soon resume purchases from the United States. Corn also advanced and wheat […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip as Huawei arrest clouds trade detente

Dec. 6, 2018 at 5:10 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy left hanging on changing trade truce views

Dec. 5, 2018 at 7:16 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: China sales hopes lift soy, wheat sinks on demand worry

Dec. 5, 2018 at 5:25 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans edge upward, still await promised Chinese buying

Dec. 4, 2018 at 7:31 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans strike post-harvest highs on trade truce

Dec. 3, 2018 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied to their highest since at least August on Monday, joining a broad rally in commodity and equity prices after Washington and Beijing sealed a truce in a trade war that has halted nearly all U.S. soy shipments to the world’s top importer. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn climb

Nov. 30, 2018 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about 1.5 per cent Friday on firming cash markets, analysts said, while soybeans and corn firmed ahead of hotly anticipated U.S.-China trade talks at this week’s G20 summit in Argentina. The G20 meeting is to include head-to-head discussions between U.S. President Donald […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans pause after two-day rise

Nov. 29, 2018 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Thursday as traders booked profits after prices hit a near two-week high in the previous session, ahead of trade talks between Washington and Beijing at the G20 meeting. Wheat futures declined on lacklustre U.S. export sales while corn ended nearly unchanged. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Volatile markets await G20 meeting

Nov. 28, 2018 at 7:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Chicago soybean and corn markets are expected to remain volatile over the next few days, ahead of the G20 summit in Argentina, said one commodities expert. That volatility is fueled by a much-talked-about meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Saturday. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on short-covering ahead of trade talks

Nov. 28, 2018 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on short-covering as investors waited to see if expected talks between Washington and Beijing at a G20 summit this week will defuse a trade dispute that has choked U.S. soybean exports to China. Corn and wheat followed the firm tone, […]

By Julie Ingwersen