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U.S. grains: Soy extends rally sparked by plantings report

Apr. 1, 2015 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped 1.6 per cent on Wednesday, their third straight day of gains, as the U.S. government’s forecast for smaller-than-expected plantings of the oilseed continued to fuel buying. Corn and wheat also rose, rebounding from sharp losses on Tuesday as bargain buyers stepped in […]

U.S. grains: Corn hit by one-two punch of plantings, stocks data

Mar. 31, 2015 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat up four per cent on dry Plains conditions

Mar. 30, 2015 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 27, 2015 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat down most in nearly two years on dollar rebound

Mar. 26, 2015 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecast, corn hits three-week high

Mar. 25, 2015 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and forecasts for rains needed in the parched southern U.S. Plains growing region. But prices trimmed their losses while corn edged higher and soybeans lower in a choppy session at the Chicago […]

By Michael Hirtzer

More room off lows seen for U.S. wheat futures

Mar. 24, 2015 at 5:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– U.S. wheat futures have trended higher over the past few weeks and still have some more room to the upside, as weather concerns for the country’s winter wheat crop and the need to bring acres to spring wheat should provide some support, according to an analyst. Given […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles after rally as rain monitored

Mar. 24, 2015 at 3:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat tumbled as much as two per cent on Tuesday as investors took profits after the previous session’s five-week high and extended weather outlooks showed the possibility of crop-friendly rains in the U.S. and Russia. Soybean futures also were lower at the Chicago Board of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rise on weak dollar, short-covering

Mar. 23, 2015 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures climbed one per cent or more on Monday, extending gains from late last week as the dollar weakened and investors covered short positions. Dry weather in Russia and the southern U.S. Plains’ growing areas also underpinned wheat prices while corn […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans surge on falling dollar

Mar. 20, 2015 at 3:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat futures rallied on Friday as investors used a sharp drop in the dollar as an excuse to cover short positions ahead of the weekend, traders said. Investment funds had built up short positions in all three commodities at the beginning of […]

By Mark Weinraub