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U.S. grains: Soy drops on South American harvest outlook

Feb. 14, 2017 at 4:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-day low on Tuesday, pressured by the rapidly advancing harvest of a record crop in Brazil and much-needed rains in Argentina. Corn and wheat futures also weakened, setting back from 7-1/2-month highs in the absence of bullish news. Declines in […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures hit 7-1/2-month highs

Feb. 13, 2017 at 7:21 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise to multi-month highs

Feb. 10, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to seven-month high after USDA data

Feb. 9, 2017 at 3:55 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: South American weather still key for soy, corn

Feb. 8, 2017 at 4:22 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-week high on fund buying

Feb. 8, 2017 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a two-week high on Wednesday while corn and wheat prices also rose on support from investment fund buying and position squaring ahead of a government crop report due on Thursday. Soybeans saw the biggest gains, with Chicago Board of Trade climbing […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy firms with export demand

Feb. 7, 2017 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday on continued strong export demand as overseas buyers waited for the bulk of the expected bumper South America harvest to come online, traders said. “Beans continue to be the darling of the grains thanks to a long seasonal export tail, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy rises as China trading resumes

Feb. 6, 2017 at 2:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday on spillover strength from a rally in China as well as signs of good export demand, traders said. Corn retreated on technical selling, traders said, while profit-taking weighed on wheat following a 2.4 per cent rally last week. Traders in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy falls as Brazil crop forecasts grow

Feb. 3, 2017 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell one per cent on Friday, pressured by expectations for a huge crop in Brazil, the world’s top exporter of the oilseed, traders said. Soybeans weakened early in Friday’s session on a round of technical selling after failing to push through their weekly […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat hits highest since August

Feb. 2, 2017 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hitting its highest in more than five months on signs of better-than-expected export demand. Soybeans closed slightly higher as technical buyers pushing prices into positive territory late in […]

By Mark Weinraub