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U.S. grains: Wheat crumbles after hitting six-month high

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 4.4 per cent on Wednesday, with the front-month contract crashing from a six-month high as investors locked in profits from Tuesday’s corn-led rally, traders said. Corn closed mostly firmer after trading in negative territory for much […]

U.S. grains: USDA data ignite biggest daily rallies in five years

Jun. 30, 2015 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather seen steering soybeans

Jun. 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Prairie wheat bids up sharply with weather worries

Jun. 29, 2015 at 6:52 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: Wheat firms as rain slows harvest

Jun. 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat ends week up 15 per cent on U.S., global weather woes

Jun. 26, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures notched their biggest weekly advance in three years on Friday as worries about excessive rains in the Midwest and uncertainty over global crop prospects triggered aggressive fund short-covering, analysts said. Corn and soybeans also rose but pared gains as farmers took advantage of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices soar as storms drench U.S. Midwest

Jun. 25, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit their highest level in two months and soybeans topped US$10 a bushel on Thursday on concerns about excessive rains in the U.S. Midwest curbing yield prospects, traders said. Wheat set a two-week high as the wet weather slowed the U.S. soft red […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn futures seen hinging on USDA data

Jun. 24, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, but backed away Wednesday, which could be a sign of further losses to come as market participants await direction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report on Tuesday. John Weyer, co-director of […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking after two-week high

Jun. 24, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday after a seesaw session, pulled down by profit-taking from a two-week peak and as the hard red winter wheat harvest expanded in the U.S. southern Plains, traders said. Corn and soybeans also declined, reversing midsession gains as […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CME’s futures pit closures delayed to July 6 or later

Jun. 23, 2015 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group said Tuesday it will delay the closure of its open-outcry futures markets in Chicago and New York by at least one trading day due to a technical revision in its filing with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The final open-outcry session is now […]

By Reuters