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CBOT weekly outlook: Downturn continues for grains

Feb. 1, 2024 at 9:51 am CST

March grain futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were in decline during the week ended Jan. 31 despite receiving a boost on Jan. 30.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures sag; corn, soybeans hover near multi-year lows

Jan. 31, 2024 at 6:10 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans close higher, rebounding after multiyear lows

Jan. 30, 2024 at 4:25 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy hits 2-yr lows on South American crop prospects, demand worries

Jan. 29, 2024 at 4:49 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Large fund short position in canola edges lower

Jan. 29, 2024 at 11:37 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn pressured by South American supply prospects

Jan. 26, 2024 at 4:13 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures sank to a one-week low on Friday and corn fell more than 1 per cent as traders focused on improving prospects for South American harvests, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: U.S. futures raise Western Canadian bids

Jan. 26, 2024 at 11:20 am CST

The relatively low prices created some interest in the export market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported net wheat export sales of 451,400 tonnes in its weekly report on Jan. 25, down 36 per cent from the previous week but up 45 per cent from the four-week average. Recent severe cold weather in the northwestern U.S. Plains may have also caused some crop damage.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybean, soyoil futures slide on weak demand

Jan. 25, 2024 at 5:54 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures Sv1 fell 1.4 per cent on Thursday, pressured by weak export demand for U.S. supplies of the oilseed given strong competition from Brazilian supplies, along with sliding values for soybean oil, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Pointing towards more soybean acres in 2024/25

Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:34 pm CST

As farmers in the United States get ready to plant their crops in 2024, there has been speculation of how much corn and soybeans they will plant.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn up 1.3 per cent on South America weather worries, softer dollar

Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose 1.3 per cent on Wednesday as uncertainty about crop prospects in South America and a setback in the dollar triggered a round of short-covering and lifted the benchmark corn contract Cv1 from three-year lows set last week, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters