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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on chart selling

Jan. 23, 2018 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures were lower on Tuesday, with wheat dropping about one per cent and corn easing for the second straight session on chart-based selling and abundant global stockpiles, traders said. Soybeans edged slightly higher, gaining for the seventh straight session to the highest in about […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on South America weather worries

Jan. 22, 2018 at 4:41 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

Jan. 19, 2018 at 4:56 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as Argentine weather worries lift soymeal

Jan. 18, 2018 at 5:02 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets stabilize following USDA reports

Jan. 17, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn jumps in short-covering bounce

Jan. 17, 2018 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday on short-covering and technical buying after recent contract lows and on expectations that a weaker U.S. dollar may revive slumping export demand. Wheat also rose about one per cent after hitting one-month lows in the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low on supplies, acreage forecasts

Jan. 16, 2018 at 4:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global grain supplies and a government forecast on Friday that said U.S. farmers planted more winter wheat this season than had been expected. Soybeans climbed to a one-week high on short-covering and concerns […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat drops most since August after USDA acreage surprise

Jan. 12, 2018 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures tumbled nearly three per cent on Friday, notching their biggest daily decline since August, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed larger-than-expected U.S. winter wheat plantings. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows, while soybeans turned higher in a recovery from four-month lows in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans down ahead of USDA crop data

Jan. 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-month low on Thursday ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture data due on Friday that was expected to show bigger U.S. stockpiles and higher Brazilian soy output. Wheat futures also eased after weekly U.S. wheat export sales came in below […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets await USDA reports

Jan. 10, 2018 at 6:51 pm CST

CNS Canada — Updated production, stocks and acreage numbers due out from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday should provide some nearby direction for U.S. grain and oilseed markets. “I can’t really get too bullish on the bean market with the large USDA estimates hanging over our heads,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin