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U.S. grains: Wheat futures sink as dollar rallies

Oct. 27, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, their third straight day of declines, as a firm U.S. dollar further dampened the already poor prospects for U.S. supplies on the export market, traders said. Corn futures also weakened, weighed down by the drop in wheat, while soybeans firmed […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on weak technicals, ample supplies

Oct. 26, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy futures maintain status quo

Oct. 25, 2017 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weaken after strong start

Oct. 25, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

Oct. 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn post short-covering rally

Oct. 23, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed on Monday on a round of short-covering after U.S. regulatory data released late on Friday showed that speculators had boosted their bearish bet on both commodities. Wheat futures notched the biggest gains, rallying 2.4 per cent. Corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag under weight of harvest

Oct. 20, 2017 at 6:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared contract lows on Friday and soybeans fell to the lowest levels in a week, pressured by active harvest progress in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Wheat fell to a near two-month low on technical selling, extending losses in […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand

Oct. 19, 2017 at 6:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on supportive export demand and light bargain buying following a three-day slide, along with renewed optimism about demand for soy-based biodiesel fuel, analysts said. Wheat and corn rose on light technical buying and bullish weekly export sales data. Chicago Board […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy steady as attention turns to South America

Oct. 18, 2017 at 8:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both keeping rangebound as attention shifts from last week’s U.S. Department of Agriculture supply/demand report to South American growing conditions. During the week ended Wednesday the December corn contract rose 2.5 cents, to $3.485 per bushel […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand

Oct. 18, 2017 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful global supplies and strong competition for export business, especially from Russia, traders said. Corn fell, following wheat, and soybeans also declined after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen