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U.S. grains: Soy firm as farmer selling eases

Oct. 4, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose slightly on Wednesday, reflecting a slowdown in the Midwest harvest as rains stalled fieldwork and weak cash values discouraged farmer selling, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on technical selling and corn was modestly lower. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled up […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn dips under $3.50 as harvest pushes on

Oct. 4, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-week low as harvest weighs

Oct. 3, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big harvest forecasts

Oct. 2, 2017 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on larger-than-expected crop view

Sep. 29, 2017 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy at two-week low on harvest, pre-report adjustments

Sep. 28, 2017 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a two-week low on Thursday on pressure from the expanding U.S. harvest and technical selling a day ahead of key U.S. government crop reports, analysts said. Wheat and corn followed the lower trend as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on soy, corn

Sep. 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — U.S. harvest operations are just getting started, which should keep soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade under pressure over the next few weeks. Both commodities are expected to “grind a little lower” over the next few weeks, according to Terry Reilly of Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month top on technical buying

Sep. 27, 2017 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures set a one-month high Wednesday on technical buying and worries about dry conditions in the Midwest that helped the market rally after a weak start, traders said. Corn and soybeans also turned up, shaking off early pressure tied to the expanding harvest of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy down on harvest, worries about biodiesel

Sep. 26, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday on technical selling combined with better-than-expected yield reports from the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat and corn futures followed the weak trend, with wheat retreating after climbing to a one-month high. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as harvest gets rolling

Sep. 25, 2017 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.3 per cent on Monday as anecdotal reports of better-than-expected yields from the early harvest in the Midwest began to trickle in, traders said. Wheat futures turned higher on fund short-covering ahead of a key U.S. government crop report on Friday […]

By Julie Ingwersen