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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat post small gains

Sep. 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed slightly on Friday, supported by a round of end-of-week bargain buying after posting sharp declines on Thursday, traders said. Soybeans weakened on technical pressure after the market threatened, but failed to break through a four-week high hit on Thursday. Strong […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat futures weaken

Sep. 7, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high

Sep. 6, 2017 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook; Corn, soybeans holding above support

Sep. 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy rises on technicals, dry forecast

Sep. 5, 2017 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn lower as yield forecasts rise

Sep. 1, 2017 at 6:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Friday on rising expectations of plentiful supplies from what should be a bumper Midwest harvest beginning later this month, analysts said. Soybean futures firmed, led by strength in soyoil, and wheat rose on technical buying ahead of a three-day U.S. holiday […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn jumps, joining broad commodities rally

Aug. 31, 2017 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn prices rose about 3.5 per cent on Thursday, snapping a four-session slide as grain traders joined a broad rally in commodities on the last day of the month. Soybeans and wheat followed the firm trend. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rally as focus moves to new crop

Aug. 31, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Traders in corn and soybean futures might well have been hoping for a repeat of history at the start of Thursday’s trading session. On Aug. 31 last year, corn prices scraped bottom and then rallied, moving from harvest lows. If they were hoping, they got it. A […]

By Terry Fries

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures flat

Aug. 30, 2017 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Thursday on fund-driven selling tied to plentiful global supplies and expectations of a large Midwest harvest, analysts said. Soybeans followed the weak trend while wheat ended steady to lower. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 3-1/4 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract low ahead of big harvest

Aug. 29, 2017 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to contract lows for the fifth straight session on Tuesday on technical selling linked to the approaching harvest of a bumper U.S. crop, traders and analysts said. CBOT wheat futures also notched life-of-contract lows before reversing slightly higher on […]

By Michael Hirtzer