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U.S. grains: Soy shakes off 6-year low, corn jumps on U.S. crop fears

Sep. 11, 2015 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures bounced on Friday after a surprise increase in the Department of Agriculture’s autumn harvest forecast knocked prices to six-year lows. Corn futures neared one-month highs after the USDA, in a monthly report, reduced its production estimate, igniting supply concerns. Traders are focused on the size […]

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-week high on expectation for harvest cut

Sep. 10, 2015 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

Sep. 9, 2015 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

Sep. 9, 2015 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as China fears wane

Aug. 27, 2015 at 8:01 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to return to weather-based trading

Aug. 26, 2015 at 8:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The biggest factor in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean trading has been the recent volatility in global markets. Once those concerns diminish, however, commodities will start moving with weather again — which is mostly bearish, according to one analyst. “Our markets, really, if you […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as concern about Chinese growth persists

Aug. 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean prices dropped on Wednesday on concern that interest rate cuts in China may not be enough to stimulate growth in the key importer. Corn slipped on technical selling, and Chicago wheat lost ground on concerns about export competition as the dollar rose, traders said. Chicago Board […]

By Michael Hogan Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce off six-year-low on bargain buying

Aug. 25, 2015 at 6:10 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — U.S. soybeans rebounded on Tuesday off a more than six-year low, helped by China’s decision to cut interest rates, although fears of a cooling economy in the world’s largest buyer of the oilseed kept gains in check. Bargain buying and a bounce in other commodities, such […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: China woes push soy to six-year low, soyoil to nine-year low

Aug. 24, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in over six years on Monday and soyoil touched a nine-year low as concerns about China’s faltering economy fuelled selloffs in commodities and equities markets. Broad selling pressured markets early as investors rushed for the exits after stock […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Futures slump on weather, China gloom

Aug. 21, 2015 at 3:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Friday as investor jitters about China’s economy continued to cool confidence in commodity markets and early data from a recent industry crop tour showed strong yield potential in the western Corn Belt. Corn made a modest weekly gain after […]

By P.J. Huffstutter