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U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite lower US supply numbers

Apr. 11, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected domestic ending stocks will remain at a five-year high, despite a reduction from last month.

U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports

Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Attention in CBOT soybeans/corn turning to spring weather

Apr. 10, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Grain, soy futures keep dipping on weather, govt reports

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu

Apr. 9, 2024 at 9:53 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat ends lower; US crop rating seen as anchor

Apr. 8, 2024 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat dipped on Monday after a jump earlier in the day, as traders assessed conditions of the U.S. crops.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea tensions, weather worries

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:26 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures spiked to a one-month high on Friday as the market was unsettled by spring weather risks in the northern hemisphere and renewed tensions in the Black Sea.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak US export sales, lower soyoil prices

Apr. 4, 2024 at 4:45 pm CDT

Soybeans dropped on Thursday following lower-than-expected weekly export sales data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), seasonally rising supplies from the South American harvest and falling soyoil prices.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Technical buying lifts grains, soy as US Midwest planting season nears

Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:13 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and short covering that lifted prices from Tuesday's one-month lows as traders assessed Midwestern weather conditions before the spring planting season.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn down as Midwest outlook seen boosting spring planting

Apr. 2, 2024 at 4:32 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures dropped on Tuesday on forecasts for good spring planting weather, easing concerns about a lower-than-expected acreage outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.

By Karl Plume Renee Hickman Reuters