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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall to six-month lows on weather

Apr. 27, 2015 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures fell on Monday to their lowest levels since October, on outlooks for speedy corn plantings in the U.S. Midwest and crop-friendly rains in the southern Plains wheat belt. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended declines to their sixth straight […]

U.S. grains: Corn drops to five-month low on good planting weather

Apr. 24, 2015 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Daily price limits revised for CBOT grains futures

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trucker strike worry

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-month low, soy slips on bird flu concern

Apr. 22, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn lower on bird flu outbreak, planting progress

Apr. 21, 2015 at 8:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday on planting progress in the world’s top producer, coupled with concerns about bird flu slowing demand for poultry feed, traders said. Soybeans declined as the bird flu fears pressured futures for soymeal, which like corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on Chinese stimulus, wheat rebounds

Apr. 20, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth consecutive session on Monday on worries about a possible trucker strike in Brazil and as an economic stimulus move by top importer China reinforced expectations of brisk demand for the oilseed. Wheat rebounded from steep losses last week, although […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat falls six per cent in week as rains arrive on Plains

Apr. 17, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended steady on Friday but fell six per cent for the week as drought-relieving rains arrived in the southern U.S. Plains crop belt. Corn futures firmed in a technical bounce after falling to a near one-month low this week, and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: K.C. wheat to multi-year lows as rains reach Plains

Apr. 16, 2015 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat futures rose on Thursday while K.C. hard red winter wheat fell to multi-year lows on poor export demand and much-needed rains falling in key U.S. crop areas, traders said. Corn and soybeans ended nearly unchanged after a choppy session. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy feel slight technical pressure

Apr. 15, 2015 at 6:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean markets trended slightly lower during the week ended Wednesday, but weather concerns for both grains helped keep the bottom from falling out. “We’re a little dry out in the west here and we’re probably too moist, east and southeast,” said […]

By Dave Sims