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U.S. grains: Soybeans, meal rise on Argentina weather

Dec. 4, 2017 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a three-week high on Monday and soymeal jumped more than two per cent on buying backed by concerns that dry weather in Argentina will hurt crop yields. Corn futures fell more than one per cent, reversing early gains after technical selling, […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad commodities strength higher

Dec. 1, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering at month’s end

Nov. 30, 2017 at 4:16 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound corn, soy watch South America, exports

Nov. 29, 2017 at 7:21 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat after trading at three-week high

Nov. 29, 2017 at 6:59 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn up on export demand, technical bounce

Nov. 29, 2017 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about one per cent Wednesday on fresh export demand and bargain-buying after the spot December contract dipped to a contract low, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, stabilizing after a series of contract lows in recent days, while soybeans ended fractionally lower after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn slides on technicals, hefty global stocks

Nov. 28, 2017 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. December corn futures fell to a life-of-contract low on Tuesday on technical selling and ample global supplies, traders said. Soybeans also fell as slightly wetter forecasts for crop areas of Argentina eased near-term concerns about dryness. But wheat closed higher on bargain-buying after most months […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Nov. 27, 2017 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 1.4 per cent to fresh contract lows on Monday, pressured by poor demand for U.S. supplies from overseas buyers, traders said. The drop in wheat weighed on corn futures while soybean futures edged higher, underpinned by concerns about crop […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on export data

Nov. 24, 2017 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly export sales data and ample global supplies, analysts said. Corn and soybeans futures followed wheat lower, bucking support from strength in crude oil and a weaker dollar, which tends to […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans excite ahead of holiday

Nov. 22, 2017 at 5:10 pm CST

CNS Canada — While corn futures sat quietly this week on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), soybean futures were another story ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend. On Tuesday, “there was a lot of talk that Argentina was going to have some very good rains; the (soybean) market was […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm