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U.S. grains: Weather woes support wheat

Mar. 14, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a three-week high on Monday, their eighth day of gains over nine sessions, supported by a round of short covering, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures hit their highest since Feb. 4 on concerns that dry […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 2016 high on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 11, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps for seventh straight day

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy at high end of trading ranges

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:53 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend winning streak

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher Tuesday on concerns that unfavourable crop weather could threaten domestic production, as markets temporarily shook off the weight of massive global inventories. Technical buying and short covering ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Wednesday helped fuel the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Monday, supported by a round of short-covering after regulatory data released on Friday afternoon showed that speculators had built the biggest net short on record in all three commodities. But prices […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm CST

Winnipeg/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures jumped nearly 2 per cent on Friday as investors covered short positions due to strong export demand, registering their biggest weekly gain since mid-December. Chicago wheat edged higher, and registered a big weekly gain on concerns over dry weather in parts of the U.S. Plains. […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:48 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are both sitting at the low end of their trading ranges, with South America’s harvest keeping bullish features at a minimum. Corn — The May corn contract will probably establish new contract lows over the course of the […]

By Jade Markus