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U.S. grains: Spring wheat at 2-1/2-year high, corn at six-month low

Jun. 23, 2017 at 3:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– MGEX spring wheat futures jumped to a 2-1/2-year high on Friday and Chicago Board of Trade corn futures dipped to a six-month low in technically driven trade amid an outlook for generally favourable U.S. crop weather, traders said. Soybean futures touched the lowest levels in more […]

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month low, corn two-month low

Jun. 22, 2017 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for major move on acres

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat dips, halting rally as weather damage assessed

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as traders fret over U.S., French crops

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sags on U.S. weather

Jun. 19, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on forecasts for mostly benign weather in the Midwest as the crop heads into its pollination phase next month, analysts said. Corn closed near its session lows and appeared to drag down soybeans as well. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to highest since June 2016

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied 2.6 per cent on Friday to their highest in nearly a year, with concerns about shortfalls in the U.S. crop sparking a round of short-covering by investment funds, traders said. Corn futures also were higher, but forecasts for rain […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures lead grain rally

Jun. 15, 2017 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, led by a 2.9 per cent rally in the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade July contract, on concerns about dry weather leading to crop shortfalls globally. Corn also rise, following the gains in wheat, while soybeans generated strength from a […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather watching trade in summertime

Jun. 14, 2017 at 7:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are hanging in a seasonal weather-based market, with traders watching crop conditions week-to-week. Corn futures have downside potential, gathering influence from wheat futures and crop ratings in the near term. “I’m looking for an improvement in crop […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat eases on rains

Jun. 14, 2017 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures were mostly lower on Wednesday, with MGEX spring wheat declining from an earlier 2-1/2-year high on pressure from technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly rainfall, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures declined the most as scattered rains […]

By Michael Hirtzer