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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

Mar. 9, 2017 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a two-month low on Thursday, pressured by rising government forecasts for a record-large Brazilian soy harvest, traders said. Corn futures also declined on forecasts for big South American crops, and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade May soybean […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans facing bearish headwinds

Mar. 8, 2017 at 4:13 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans fall on plentiful supplies

Mar. 8, 2017 at 3:31 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on Brazil crop expectations

Mar. 7, 2017 at 2:11 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weather concerns

Mar. 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat recover from early dips

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures all closed modestly higher on Friday, recovering from early weakness on a mild round of technical buying. All three commodities posted weekly gains but an ample supply base and rising export competition kept a bearish tone over the marketplace and […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on profit-taking, Brazilian crop

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large crop in Brazil and profit-taking after a two-session climb attributed to fund buying, traders said. Corn futures and wheat futures closed lower, tracking broad declines in commodities. The 19-market Thomson Reuters […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look for fire behind the smoke

Mar. 1, 2017 at 5:04 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Rumoured changes to U.S. renewable fuels policy gave corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade a boost this week — but it will likely take confirmed fundamental news for the advances to be sustained. The unconfirmed reports circulating the market on Tuesday were that […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat ends up three per cent

Mar. 1, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed about three per cent on Wednesday on a mix of technical buying and enthusiasm over a larger-than-expected wheat purchase by top global importer Egypt a day earlier, traders said. Corn and soybeans also rose, supported by fund investment at the start of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news

Feb. 28, 2017 at 6:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday and soyoil futures climbed about four per cent on prospects for changes to the U.S. renewable fuels policy that could boost demand for corn-based ethanol and soy biodiesel, traders said. Both markets pared gains following a White House statement that […]

By Julie Ingwersen