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U.S. grains: Brazil dryness sparks soy short-covering

Dec. 17, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from a 3-1/2-week low on Thursday and closed higher for the first time in three sessions on short-covering sparked by concerns that dry weather in Brazil may clip soy production. Corn and wheat also clawed back earlier losses tied to Argentina’s export-friendly […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rangebound ahead of holidays

Dec. 16, 2015 at 5:24 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on global supply pressure

Dec. 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on export pressure

Dec. 15, 2015 at 3:09 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Short-covering, technical buying spur gains

Dec. 14, 2015 at 5:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans end week with losses

Dec. 11, 2015 at 6:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on concern that competition would stiffen on the export market, traders said. Wheat futures also were weak as traders locked in profits from a short-covering bounce that pulled prices from multi-year lows. Soybeans were on track to notch […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn extend rally on short-covering

Dec. 10, 2015 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose for the third straight day on Thursday, with investors who had made bearish bets on the grains scrambling to cover short positions as the market rallied, traders said. Soybeans also were firmer, but technical resistance and huge supplies kept the […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn hold in trading range

Dec. 9, 2015 at 4:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture held few surprises and had only limited effects on Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybeans — both rangebound in the short term, according to one U.S.-based analyst. “That report was pretty non-eventful right now,” said Scott […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weaker dollar, stocks check corn

Dec. 9, 2015 at 2:35 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Wednesday, as short-covering and a weaker U.S. dollar buoyed prices after a two-day slide, while a U.S. government report held corn in check. Corn eked out only a tiny gain, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its outlook for domestic corn supplies […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on liquidation ahead of USDA report

Dec. 8, 2015 at 4:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans extended losses on Tuesday to touch a one-week low on long liquidation and technical selling ahead of a monthly government supply and demand report, more than offsetting strong import demand from China. Corn ticked up, recovering slightly from Monday’s slide of more than two […]

By Karl Plume