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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on U.S. inventories

Jan. 10, 2018 at 5:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to a four-month low on Wednesday, declining for the third straight session on expectations of higher U.S. stocks due to slower exports and a forecast of increased production in Brazil. Wheat futures were slightly higher and corn flat as investors squared positions […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

Jan. 9, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat ease ahead of USDA reports

Jan. 8, 2018 at 4:04 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy firms but gains capped by poor export data; wheat weak

Jan. 5, 2018 at 4:10 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CME Group expands private trades in grain markets, raising worries

Jan. 5, 2018 at 4:05 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as weather rally fizzles

Jan. 4, 2018 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, with traders locking in profits from three straight days of gains after forecasts boosted the prospects for rain in Argentina. Wheat futures also dropped on profit-taking, but ongoing concerns about crop damage in key growing areas of the United States […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures extend rally as cold threatens crops

Jan. 3, 2018 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday, led by gains in the K.C. hard red winter wheat contracts, on concerns about crop damage in key American growing regions resulting from cold weather and sparse snow cover, traders said. The most-active K.C. hard red winter wheat contract, which […]

By Mark Weinraub

Dried Ear of Cereal crop in studio isolated against white background.

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as temperatures fall; corn, soy firm

Jan. 2, 2018 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied 1.7 percent to their highest in nearly four weeks on Tuesday on concerns about sub-zero temperatures damaging the dormant crop in crucial growing areas of the United States, traders said. The gains in wheat spurred increases in corn futures. Soybeans also closed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans end 2017 down four per cent

Dec. 29, 2017 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures firmed on Friday as rising crude oil futures helped lift soyoil, but soybeans still recorded a yearly loss of about four per cent, reflecting big 2017 harvests in South America and the U.S. Wheat drifted lower on Friday but posted its first yearly […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-month low

Dec. 28, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell more than one per cent and neared a four-month low Thursday on improving crop prospects in Brazil that could curb demand for U.S. soy exports, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined in thin trade between the Christmas and New Year’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen