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U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month high on technicals

Jan. 26, 2016 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices climbed to a one-month high Tuesday on chart-based buying and fund short-covering as the market digested news that Russia might limit grain exports, traders said. U.S. soybean futures retreated and corn closed lower after a volatile session. At the CBOT, […]

U.S. grains: Wheat up on talk of Russia curbing exports

Jan. 25, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat post small gains

Jan. 22, 2016 at 5:28 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn snaps winning streak but wheat, soy firm

Jan. 21, 2016 at 3:42 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn expected to move higher, soy sideways

Jan. 20, 2016 at 6:03 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans set back on profit taking

Jan. 20, 2016 at 2:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.1 per cent on Wednesday as investors locked in profits a day after the market’s rally to a four-week high, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, pressured by weak overseas demand for U.S. supplies. But corn closed slightly higher, with a surprise […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans close firm; wheat gains muted

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean and corn futures closed firmer on Tuesday, hitting four-week highs on concerns about rains slowing the early soybean harvest in Brazil and investor hopes of stimulus measures in China, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed corn and soybeans higher. Traders also […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat up on short-covering ahead of long weekend

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures each jumped one per cent or more on Friday, shrugging off earlier losses as investors took profits on bearish short bets ahead of a three-day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. Soybeans eased at the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat prices fall on hefty supplies

Jan. 14, 2016 at 2:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat fell for the second straight day on Thursday, pressured by technical selling, ample global supplies and lacklustre demand for U.S. shipments and dragged by Paris futures which hit a contract low early in the session. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended declines after […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy steady on technicals after big gains

Jan. 13, 2016 at 6:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans edged higher on Wednesday while wheat prices were slightly lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, with all three markets steadying after hitting multi-week peaks in the previous session following a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture supply report. CBOT March wheat reached […]

By Michael Hirtzer