Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

U.S. grains: Improving weather view pressures U.S. corn, soy, wheat

Jul. 22, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The benign conditions also weighed on wheat, which eased as the pace of harvest in eastern growing areas increased. Soybean futures were mixed. The nearby contract firmed on support […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on bargain buying, corn firms, wheat weak

Jul. 21, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Dollar strength, harvest pressure “smokes” wheat; corn, soy weak

Jul. 20, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall on dollar gains, weather

Jul. 17, 2015 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Lower greenback sparks rally in wheat, corn, soy

Jun. 2, 2015 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges on dollar rally, technical selling

May. 26, 2015 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures plunged more than four per cent on Tuesday as pressure from a strong dollar and technical selling outweighed concerns about crop damage due to heavy rain in the southern U.S. Plains. Corn prices slid about 1.5 per cent on spillover weakness from tumbling […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat tumble as U.S. dollar firms

May. 22, 2015 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains and oilseeds fell more than one per cent on Friday, with soybeans tumbling to the lowest levels since October in a broad commodities selloff as the dollar rallied against a basket of global currencies. Soybeans, corn and wheat each reversed earlier gains and fell […]

By Michael Hirtzer

ADM’s Q1 profit jumps on strong oilseed processing results

May. 5, 2015 at 12:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong oilseed crushing margins and robust global demand for soybean meal. Revenue, however, fell 15 per cent as the strong dollar limited U.S. grain exports, and corn processing profit fell on weak ethanol margins […]

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s trading range moving higher

Mar. 11, 2015 at 5:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market was stronger during the week ended Wednesday, and is expected to stay in a higher trading range going forward. “For the front month May, C$448 per tonne is the support area. And right now we’re more than $20 above that,” said […]

By Terryn Shiells

CBOT weekly: Bullish U.S. dollar seen pinning grain futures

Mar. 11, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures remained largely unchanged over the past week but a bullish U.S. dollar, currently outperforming many of the world’s other currencies, will keep the long-term bias pointed lower, according to a U.S. analyst. “We’re going to need a weather event, […]

By Dave Sims

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