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CBOT weekly outlook: Weather concerns keep room to the upside

May. 17, 2017 at 7:24 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade remain rangebound overall, though there may be room to the upside despite the generally bearish underlying fundamentals, according to an analyst. While large South American crops should weigh on both commodities, U.S. production is still very much […]

U.S. grains: Wheat gains as dollar sags

May. 17, 2017 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT soy rallies on export demand

May. 16, 2017 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat down on global supplies, seasonal pressure

May. 15, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn inches higher on weather uncertainty

May. 12, 2017 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on technical selling

May. 11, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 1-1/2-week low on Thursday, pressured by follow-through weakness after Wednesday’s poor technical close and some farmer selling, analysts said. Corn futures sagged as forecasts called for improving weather in the U.S. Midwest, where wet conditions have stalled planting in some areas. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans poised for move upward

May. 10, 2017 at 5:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Wet weather across much of the Midwest could be throwing a monkey wrench into the plans of U.S. corn farmers, according to a market-watcher. Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Illinois, says much of the U.S. corn crop still has to go into the […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn up on USDA world stocks view

May. 10, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for global inventories at the end of the 2017-18 marketing year fell below trade expectations. Soybean futures hit a six-week high after the USDA’s reports were released, buoyed by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up ahead of USDA data

May. 9, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Tuesday, halting a three-session slide, as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a U.S. government crop report and as excessively wet weather in the Midwest raised concerns, analysts said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low as weather improves

May. 8, 2017 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent to a one-week low on Monday, and corn and soybeans also declined on prospects for improving crop weather in the Midwest and Plains, analysts said. “The weather is getting better. The fact that we don’t have a very […]

By Julie Ingwersen