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U.S. grains: Soybeans dip on Argentina rain outlook, technical selling

Feb. 2, 2018 at 4:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Friday on technical selling and as an improved South American crop weather forecast soothed some anxiety about drought-reduced production in Argentina. Wheat also declined, with soft red winter wheat futures pressured by forecasts for snow in […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on weak exports, bumper Brazil harvest

Feb. 1, 2018 at 5:18 pm CST

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola seeks spark

Jan. 31, 2018 at 5:29 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Futures get weather boost

Jan. 31, 2018 at 5:15 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Profit-taking drags wheat from multimonth peaks

Jan. 31, 2018 at 3:34 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop

Jan. 30, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures surged to their highest in at least four months on Tuesday, led by a more than three per cent rally in hard red winter wheat, after the government slashed condition ratings for the drought-hit U.S. Plains crop. Soybeans and corn also advanced […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on South American weather worries

Jan. 29, 2018 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed on Monday on short-covering and concerns that the weather in South America could hamper production of the crops in Brazil and Argentina. Wheat rallied around two per cent as commodity funds exited short positions and on increasing worries that dry […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

Jan. 26, 2018 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sagged on Friday, pulling back from a rally above $10 a bushel a day earlier, while hard red winter wheat futures climbed to their highest price in more than three months. Traders in both markets were eyeing unfavourably dry weather in important growing […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

Jan. 25, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Thursday after concerns about drought in rival exporter Argentina temporarily pushed prices above US$10 a bushel for the first time in seven weeks. The market finished unchanged, breaking a streak of eight sessions with consecutive advances. A ninth session would […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Highest grain prices in weeks as U.S. dollar falls

Jan. 24, 2018 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures rose to their highest prices in weeks on Wednesday on technical buying, a slide in the U.S. dollar and dry weather in rival exporter Argentina. The dollar’s decline to a three-year low prompted corn and wheat traders to buy back previously […]

By Tom Polansek