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U.S. grains: Soy futures crumble after U.S. predicts record plantings

Mar. 31, 2017 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to fresh five-month lows on Friday after federal crop forecasters said spring plantings would reach an all-time high above traders’ expectations. Farmers in arid Plains states, the Midwest and south are shifting to plant soybeans, instead of corn and wheat, as the crop provides […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip to five-month low ahead of USDA data

Mar. 30, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy brace for ‘volatile’ report

Mar. 29, 2017 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy weakens, corn gains ahead of USDA report

Mar. 29, 2017 at 2:37 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds after 2-1/2-month lows

Mar. 28, 2017 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall to fresh 2017 lows

Mar. 27, 2017 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell to their lowest this year on Monday, pressured by abundant global grain and oilseed supplies and outlooks for crop-friendly rain in the southern Plains wheat belt, traders said. Wheat futures led the way down. K.C. hard red winter wheat […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn fall

Mar. 24, 2017 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.6 per cent on Friday to their lowest level in more than five months on pressure from rising forecasts for already-robust South American harvests, traders said. Corn futures also weakened, hitting their lowest level since Jan. 13. Chicago Board of Trade soft […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sink to new lows on plentiful supplies

Mar. 23, 2017 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday and corn dropped to a 2-1/2 month low, pressured by plentiful global supplies amid bumper South American crops and expectations for large plantings in the U.S. The actively traded May-delivery contracts for both commodities hit their […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn await USDA reports

Mar. 22, 2017 at 7:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade find themselves in consolidation mode as traders await the release a pair of key U.S. reports on March 31. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first survey-based acreage estimates of the year will be released that day, while […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Crop prospects drag on soybeans

Mar. 22, 2017 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Wednesday, with prospects for bumper harvests in South America and record U.S. plantings weighing on the beaten-down market, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also closed in negative territory. Both grains have fallen for three days in a row. The outlook […]

By Mark Weinraub