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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soybeans down after USDA report

Nov. 9, 2017 at 3:43 pm CST

CNS Canada – Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell following the United States Department of Agriculture’s crop production report which raised corn estimates and kept soybeans at previous estimates. “I expect the low volatility environment to continue with soybeans remaining in tight trading short term. […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits new lows after USDA projects record U.S. yield

Nov. 9, 2017 at 3:31 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Winter wheat mixed; corn, soy firm ahead of USDA report

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:45 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: U.S. wheat falls on improving crop conditions, firmer dollar

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:14 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as USDA report looms, soyoil rallies

Nov. 6, 2017 at 3:57 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall more than 1 pct as Brazilian currency weakens

Nov. 3, 2017 at 3:35 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell by more than 1 percent on Friday, giving up all of Thursday’s rally and more, as Brazil’s currency fell, making Brazilian soy more competitive on the global market, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower. As of 12:47 p.m. CDT (1747 GMT), Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn rises to one-week high on exports

Nov. 2, 2017 at 2:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday on bargain buying and improving export demand, although gains were limited by reports of higher-than-anticipated U.S. harvest yields. Soybeans rose for a second day and notched a two-week high as expectations of lower U.S. yields and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy climbs to one-week high on yield worries

Nov. 1, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday on concerns that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) might lower its forecast of the domestic soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Corn firmed along with soybeans as firm cash markets lending […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on technical selling

Oct. 31, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday as technical selling pressure dragged prices lower for a fifth straight session. Chart-based selling accelerated as prices slipped below the prior day’s two-month low, more than offsetting supportive news of a large export sale to Iraq and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on Brazil rains, technical selling

Oct. 30, 2017 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned lower on Monday on forecasts for crop-boosting rains in some areas of Brazil and as technical selling and month-end positioning weighed on the market. Corn was narrowly mixed and wheat futures fell for a fourth straight session, with some wheat contract months […]

By Karl Plume