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CBOT weekly outlook: Bull still needs to be fed for corn, soy

Jun. 15, 2016 at 6:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Fund money pulled soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to their highest levels of the past year in recent weeks, but profit-taking at the highs tempered gains as traders look for more fundamental reasons to keep the rally going. “It’s all about […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat on rain in Midwest, profit-taking

Jun. 15, 2016 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn rallies on weather worries

Jun. 14, 2016 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on weather worries, soybeans retreat

Jun. 13, 2016 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans notch longest bull run in 43 years

Jun. 10, 2016 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn ease on profit-taking

Jun. 9, 2016 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn fell about one per cent on Thursday as traders locked in profit after the previous session’s multimonth highs and ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report due on Friday. Soybean prices were narrowly mixed at the Chicago Board […]

By Michael Hirtzer

MGEX spring wheat shows strength

Jun. 8, 2016 at 4:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis (MGEX) spring wheat futures have climbed back to their highest levels in two months and could remain strong relative to other wheat classes over the next few months, according to an analyst. The nearby July 2016 contract is trading at about US$5.50 per bushel, while the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy likely to decline in wake of USDA reports

Jun. 8, 2016 at 4:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade moved to fresh highs on the week, gaining alongside mounting weather concerns, but one U.S. analyst says the rally could be limited. Soybeans — “It’s just completely insane, but we’ll see what the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Weather concerns spark soybean rally

Jun. 8, 2016 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 3.4 per cent to their highest in nearly two years on Wednesday as forecasts for hot temperatures to hit key growing U.S. regions stoked fears of damage to nascent crops, traders said. “The weather is mostly dry this week, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weather view

Jun. 7, 2016 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns about a La Nina weather pattern hindering crop development in the U.S. Midwest this summer with hot temperatures and dry conditions, traders said. Wheat futures also advanced, rising for the fifth straight day […]

By Mark Weinraub