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U.S. grains: Corn tumbles from year high on drier weather outlook

Jul. 14, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures retreated from an earlier one-year high and fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly weather in the U.S. Wheat futures also were lower, pressured by the advancing winter wheat harvest. Soybean futures were little changed as […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-year high on supply outlook, crop conditions

Jul. 13, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn sets one-year highs on tighter old-crop U.S. supply

Jul. 10, 2015 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rally ahead of USDA report

Jul. 9, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Choppy, two-sided trade ahead for corn, soy

Jul. 8, 2015 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise in rebound from one-week low

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose from a one-week low on Wednesday on bargain buying and renewed concerns about excessive rains hurting U.S. production, while wheat tumbled on poor export demand. Corn futures ended near unchanged. Forecasts for more unwanted storms in parts of the U.S. Midwest lifted […]

By Tom Polansek

For Chicago futures traders, one final round in the ring

Jul. 6, 2015 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– A few dozen Chicago traders donned their multicoloured jackets to trade soybean and Eurodollar futures the old-fashioned way one last time on Monday, marking the end of 167 years of open-outcry trading in the city where it was born. Barring a last-minute delay by U.S. regulators, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on improved U.S. weather, Greece jitters

Jul. 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped on Monday as lighter-than-expected U.S. rainfall eased fears about soggy Midwest crops while worries over Greece and China led investors to shun many commodity markets. Corn prices pulled back from 2015 highs notched last week after heavy Midwest rains raised […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. wheat futures seen stalling

Jul. 3, 2015 at 12:31 am CDT

CNS Canada –– U.S. wheat futures posted solid gains over the month of June but appear to be stalling out in the early days of July as the market looks for more fresh supportive news. “The bull needs to be fed every day, and right now it’s not getting anything […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Weather uncertainty lifts corn to six-month peak

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose to a six-month peak on Thursday, adding to strong gains earlier in the week as adverse weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest and Western Europe threatened crops. Prices for soybeans and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of the […]

By Karl Plume