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U.S. grains: Corn prices near four-year low, trapped below $4/bushel

Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:48 pm CDT

U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to their lowest levels in nearly four years on Thursday as forecasts for cool, rainy weather in the Corn Belt boosted yield expectations, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls below $4 on beneficial weather

Jul. 31, 2024 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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CBOT weekly: Good weather weighs on soybeans/corn, with more room to downside

Jul. 31, 2024 at 2:44 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles to 2020 lows as rains seen aiding US crops

Jul. 29, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief

Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans rise on hot, dry weather concerns

Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn strengthened on Thursday as worries about the August weather forecast in the central U.S. took centre stage. Meanwhile, slow demand and cheap Russian exports pressured wheat as a crop tour in North Dakota forecast high spring yields in the United States, according […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather

Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Weather, fund buying raises prices

Jul. 24, 2024 at 1:45 pm CDT

Despite the majority of all three major United States crops being in good to excellent condition, hot weather and speculative fund buying have lifted prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn touch two-week highs on short-covering, weather

Jul. 23, 2024 at 3:50 pm CDT

The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market unwinds some of its ‘Trump trade’

Jul. 22, 2024 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Monday on a flurry of short covering, with prices rebounding from last week's 2020 lows as traders re-evaluated the U.S. political landscape after U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters