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U.S. grains: Soybeans touch new four-year peak on supply concerns

Nov. 20, 2020 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Friday and hit a four-year high on dry conditions in key South American crop areas and concerns about dwindling U.S. supplies. Corn also gained on strong exports and worries about South American dryness, while wheat ended […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit fresh four-year peak on tightening supplies

Nov. 18, 2020 at 2:56 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybean futures surge again to new four-year high

Nov. 10, 2020 at 6:06 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Canary seed supplies tighten

Oct. 16, 2020 at 1:03 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Watch for USDA’s corn, soy stocks numbers to decline

Oct. 7, 2020 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month top on tightening stocks

Oct. 1, 2020 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a seven-month peak on Thursday, boosted by strong export sales and bullish government data indicating domestic stocks were smaller than expected, traders said. However, corn settled off its highs and soybean futures erased gains to end flat, under pressure from an […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support

Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After a week of steady losses canola prices surged back Wednesday, catching ample spillover support from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). That support in turn was derived from two new reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report on grain stocks as of Sept. 1 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report bullish for corn, soy

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was a bullish influence for commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). USDA’s quarterly stocks report showed corn and soybean stocks were significantly lower than expected, totalling 1.995 billion bushels and 523 million bushels respectively. Corn stocks came […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

USDA data show tighter U.S. grain, oilseed stocks

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Quarterly stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed tighter-than-expected supplies of soybeans, corn, and wheat in the country. Soybean stocks, as of Sept. 1, 2020, were pegged at 523 million bushels, which was down by 42 per cent from the previous year and below average trade […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures surge on lower-than-expected stocks

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures soared on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by reporting crop inventories that were smaller than expected. Supply levels have declined after China, the world’s top soybean importer, stepped up its purchases of U.S. farm […]

By Tom Polansek