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CBOT Weekly: Markets react to USDA reports

Mar. 28, 2024 at 3:17 pm CDT

Projected corn acres at the lower end of trade expectations was the most notable news after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports on March 28.

U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 27, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls

Mar. 26, 2024 at 1:20 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Black Sea tensions, but off three-week peak

Mar. 25, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled up on Monday, but fell short of the three-week high that prices hit early in session.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs

Mar. 22, 2024 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set 2-month top; corn, wheat inch higher

Mar. 21, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures surged to a two-month high on Thursday as worries about threatening weather in Argentina triggered speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said, but the market pared gains after the rally spurred a round of farmer sales.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb back above $12 a bushel while wheat stumbles

Mar. 20, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, climbing back above $12 a bushel as commodity funds appeared to cover short positions, brokers said, while news of fresh U.S. soybean export sales and excessive rains in Argentina lent support.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn tick up on short covering; soybeans falter

Mar. 19, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat and corn futures strengthened on Tuesday on technical moves as traders seek to unwind short positions ahead of uncertain springtime weather and upcoming U.S. Department of Agriculture reports, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters