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U.S. grains: Soy surges on concerns over Argentina soymeal

May. 25, 2016 at 4:11 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped three per cent on Wednesday, the biggest gain for the most-active contract in two weeks, boosted by concerns about a possible shortage of soymeal from Argentina. U.S. wheat futures rose on short-covering and forecasts of unfavourable rain in the U.S. Plains grain belt, while […]

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on short-covering, wet weather

May. 24, 2016 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat fall on broad commodity weakness

May. 23, 2016 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Rallying greenback sparks broad-based selloff

May. 19, 2016 at 8:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Turbulence expected for soybeans

May. 18, 2016 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend winning streak

May. 18, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed to their highest in nearly four weeks on Wednesday, closing in positive territory for the fifth day in a row on short-covering after weakening in overnight trading, traders said. Soybean futures eased on a round of profit-taking but closed well above session […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Prices soar as fund money flows to commodities

May. 17, 2016 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures jumped on Tuesday as investors sunk money into commodities, extending a run-up in prices linked to poor weather that has hurt harvests in South America. Commodity funds were net buyers of up to 14,000 corn contracts and 11,000 soybean contracts, a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, planting switch

May. 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Monday, lifted by technical buying and thoughts that farmers may shift some plantings to soybeans. Soybeans eased on technical selling and slowing export demand, while Chicago wheat finished unchanged after a late round of short-covering. The Chicago Board of Trade’s July corn contract […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat up on short-covering

May. 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose on Friday to their highest levels in more than a week and gained against soybeans as traders took profits on inter-market spreads, analysts said. Soybeans also faced pressure from expectations that U.S. farmers will plant more soybeans than the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations

May. 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export data and expectations that U.S. farmers might increase soybean seedings this spring and plant less corn, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures closed higher. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July soybeans settled down 6-1/4 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen