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U.S. grains: Wheat falls below $5 on global supply, forecasts

Oct. 16, 2015 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell roughly two per cent on Friday, dropping below US$5 a bushel amid plentiful global supplies and forecasts for timely rains in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn firmed after hitting a one-month low ahead of a busy U.S. harvest […]

U.S. grains: Corn at three-week low, soy sags on harvest pressure

Oct. 15, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on technical selling, rainy forecasts

Oct. 14, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move on weather, interest from China

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans top US$9 on Chinese demand

Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn to two-week low as U.S. harvest ramps up

Oct. 12, 2015 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-week low on Monday on expectations of strong harvest progress in the Midwest and inter-market spreading against soybeans, traders said. Soybean futures closed firm on follow-through buying after a smaller-than-expected U.S. government crop estimate last week but pared gains by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

Oct. 9, 2015 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-week high on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its domestic production estimate more than analysts had expected. Corn futures touched a two-week low on bigger-than-expected U.S. production and inventory estimates in the agency’s monthly crop reports. USDA […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure hits prices before crop reports

Oct. 8, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures on Thursday extended a setback from 10-week highs reached a session earlier, pressured by an influx of fresh supplies from U.S. harvests and profit taking ahead of the release of highly anticipated crop data. Soybeans also fell, snapping a three-day rally before the […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rest on USDA report

Oct. 7, 2015 at 4:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The short-term fate of corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rests on an upcoming supply and demand report, according to one analyst. Long-term, traders are watching global weather patterns, which could put crops at risk. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Profit-taking, advancing harvests snap rallies

Oct. 7, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain futures retreated from their highest prices in more than two months on Wednesday under pressure from advancing U.S. harvests and profit-taking ahead of key crop reports. Declines in corn snapped a four-day rally that was fuelled by expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture will […]

By Tom Polansek