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Force majeure declared for CBOT soy shipping stations

Jan. 4, 2016 at 7:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group declared force majeure for all soybean shipping stations until further notice because of flooding on the Illinois River, a notice from the exchange operator said Monday. A majority of facilities on the river, which are delivery points for soybean futures traded on CME’s Chicago […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans sag to start 2016

Jan. 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy and grains post annual declines

Dec. 31, 2015 at 4:05 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble ahead of year’s end

Dec. 30, 2015 at 3:49 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on bargain-buying, fund short-covering

Dec. 29, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for a fifth straight session on Monday as forecasts for rains across Brazil’s key producing region Mato Grosso eased concerns of potential yield losses in the world’s largest exporter. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on fears of slowing […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a one-week low on Thursday as expectations for beneficial rains in top exporter Brazil overshadowed stronger-than-expected U.S. export sales. Concerns about large U.S. supplies and poor export demand pushed March corn to settle at a new contract low, while wheat futures reached […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures closed at their lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday as grain markets came under renewed pressure from large global supplies and lackluster export demand. Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, bought 120,000 tonnes of Argentine wheat in a tender that highlighted the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

Dec. 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean prices fell on Tuesday, weighed by technical selling and abundant global supplies. Soybeans and wheat gave up earlier gains that were based on weather concerns for developing crops, while corn led the way down in choppy trading ahead of Friday’s Christmas holiday. “There’s no […]

By Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip on big supplies, choppy trade

Dec. 21, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

Reuters — Prices for U.S. grains and soybeans dipped on Monday, giving up slight early advances in thin, choppy trade that focused on plentiful global supplies. The markets declined despite favourable weakness in the U.S. dollar and concerns about insufficient rains curbing Brazil’s soybean production. Price movements and volumes were […]

By Rod Nickel