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U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on record U.S. crop view, firmer dollar

Sep. 13, 2016 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped more than two per cent on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s steep losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its production forecast well above market expectations. Corn futures also fell as USDA projected a record-large U.S. crop that would outstrip demand, […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy at multiweek highs on positioning ahead of USDA

Sep. 9, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high on short-covering

Sep. 8, 2016 at 3:36 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean rallies short-lived

Sep. 7, 2016 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Erin DeBooy

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat gain ahead of USDA supply data

Sep. 7, 2016 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Canada’s canola, wheat stocks shrink less than expected

Sep. 7, 2016 at 11:34 am CDT

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian canola and wheat stockpiles were sharply lower in midsummer from a year earlier, the smallest in three years, but bigger than expected, a Statistics Canada report showed on Wednesday. StatsCan pegged all-wheat stocks as of July 31 at 5.2 million tonnes, down 27 per cent […]

By Kaven Baker-Voakes Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy ends firm, rebounding from last week’s multi-month lows

Sep. 6, 2016 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday on reminders of fresh export demand, extending a modest rebound from multi-month lows set last week, traders said. Wheat futures drifted lower after a long U.S. holiday weekend while corn ended steady to slightly higher, with the benchmark December corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rises for a second day on short-covering

Sep. 2, 2016 at 7:01 am CDT

Singapore/Paris | Reuters, 7:01 a.m. CT –– Chicago wheat futures prices rose for a second session on Friday with short-covering ahead of the Labour Day holiday weekend supporting prices, although the trend was set for a second week of declines amid plentiful world supplies. Corn was up for a second […]

By Naveen Thukral Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. grains: Bargain buyers boost corn, wheat from multi-year lows

Sep. 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat rose on Thursday as investors covered short positions and bought at bargain prices after the grains plumbed multi-year lows during eight-day skids on prospects of abundant U.S. and world supplies. Most-active soybeans edged higher, halting a seven-day losing streak under pressure from an expected […]

By Rod Nickel

CBOT weekly outlook: Further downside ahead for soy, corn

Aug. 31, 2016 at 8:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade lost ground on the week, and harvest pressure could cause further declines in coming sessions, one U.S. analyst says. Soybeans – Soybean prices settled at a key technical level on Wednesday, which means traders will be closely watching […]

By Jade Markus