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U.S. grains: Corn, soy extend gains on outlook for dry weather

Jul. 19, 2017 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rose about one per cent on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session on outlooks for mostly dry weather that likely will stress U.S. crops, traders and analysts said. Corn and soy prices came off their session highs […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures gain on weather worries

Jul. 18, 2017 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week low on spreading

Jul. 17, 2017 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on bargain buying, temperature outlook

Jul. 14, 2017 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: December corn looks pricey above $4 mark

Jul. 13, 2017 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy tumble on better weather, technicals

Jul. 13, 2017 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures plummeted on Thursday, with wheat easing as much as five per cent in a technical selloff amid outlooks for slightly cooler temperatures and chances for rain next week in Midwestern growing regions, traders and analysts said. Wheat, corn and soybeans extended […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn falls four per cent after USDA data

Jul. 12, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell four per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its U.S. old- and new-crop corn ending stocks forecasts more than most analysts expected. Wheat and soybeans followed corn lower, with rains in Iowa and Illinois this week adding pressure. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans set four-month top

Jul. 11, 2017 at 7:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a four-month high Tuesday on worries about stressful crop weather in the Midwest and as traders squared positions one day ahead of monthly reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn futures ended fractionally lower on profit-taking after a one-year high, while […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise as crop belt heats up

Jul. 10, 2017 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose more than two per cent on Monday, with corn setting a one-year high on worries about forecasts for potentially stressful heat in parts of the Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent, led by outlooks […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn firm on weather view

Jul. 7, 2017 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied 1.4 per cent on Friday on hotter and drier forecasts for important growing areas of the U.S. Midwest, traders said. Concerns about the forecast also supported corn futures but the market closed off session highs as profit-taking weighed on […]

By Mark Weinraub