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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy bearish, corn bullish ahead of tour results

Aug. 20, 2015 at 10:58 am CDT

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean traders are eagerly awaiting the results of a multi-state crop tour, while concerns over Chinese demand are also overhanging the markets. The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour’s full results are due to be released Friday. So far the tour […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to near six-year low on rains

Aug. 19, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on rainy U.S. Midwest outlook

Aug. 18, 2015 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Little upside in oats as futures hit five-year lows

Aug. 17, 2015 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Midwest’s weather weighs down corn, soybeans

Aug. 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans resume slide, register big weekly loss

Aug. 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as favourable rains were expected to move into the U.S. Midwest, finishing with a big weekly loss. An unexpected increase to the U.S. harvest outlook on Wednesday hung over the market, after soybeans, wheat and corn all rebounded in the […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Grains, soy stabilize a day after USDA-led tumble

Aug. 13, 2015 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose two per cent on Thursday, recovering after a nearly three per cent drop a day earlier when bearish data in a monthly U.S. government crop report sent grain markets tumbling. Soybean and corn futures staged modest rebounds, one day after the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans face uncertain future

Aug. 12, 2015 at 5:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Chicago corn and soybeans both suffered heavy losses during the week ended Wednesday, as a supply and demand survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected better-than-expected harvests. The report pegged U.S. corn output at 13.686 billion bushels while soybean output was pegged at 3.916 billion bushels. […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble after USDA hikes U.S. yield forecasts

Aug. 12, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures plunged six per cent and both corn and soybeans briefly fell their respective daily limits on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by raising its estimates for domestic corn and soybean crops in a monthly report. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn follows broad weakness as crop ratings stabilize

Aug. 11, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday from two-week highs as stable crop ratings eased concerns about dry Midwest weather, while China’s devaluation of the yuan led to broad weakness in commodity markets. Wheat also slipped, one day after rallying in step with corn and […]

By Julie Ingwersen