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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

Aug. 19, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.6 per cent on Monday and soybean futures also declined after much-needed rains crossed dry areas of the Corn Belt over the weekend, bolstering crop production prospects, analysts said. Wheat followed the softer trend. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn drop to contract lows

Aug. 28, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on supply pressure

Aug. 25, 2017 at 5:25 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat slumps to new 10-year low on ample supplies

Aug. 29, 2016 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to decade low on ample supplies

Aug. 26, 2016 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag to near two-week low as crop impresses scouts

Aug. 25, 2016 at 6:05 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid for a third consecutive session on Thursday, giving up three per cent to their lowest since mid-August, as a widely watched crop tour reported bumper prospects across the U.S. Midwest. Corn and wheat lost ground for a fourth session in a row, amid expectations […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-week low on improved crop conditions

Aug. 23, 2016 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures slid to a one-week low on Tuesday and soybean futures lost ground, a day after a U.S. government report showed both crops were thriving. Expectations that a privately run U.S. crop tour would uncover stronger yields in the coming days than on Monday, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Futures slump on weather, China gloom

Aug. 21, 2015 at 3:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Friday as investor jitters about China’s economy continued to cool confidence in commodity markets and early data from a recent industry crop tour showed strong yield potential in the western Corn Belt. Corn made a modest weekly gain after […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from six-year low

Aug. 20, 2015 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from near six-year lows on Thursday in a short-covering bounce and as weekly government data showed solid soybean and soymeal export sales last week. Corn edged higher, hovering close to last session’s one-week peak after field reports from an annual crop tour […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy bearish, corn bullish ahead of tour results

Aug. 20, 2015 at 10:58 am CDT

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean traders are eagerly awaiting the results of a multi-state crop tour, while concerns over Chinese demand are also overhanging the markets. The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour’s full results are due to be released Friday. So far the tour […]

By Jade Markus

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