Insights and Stories on U.S. Grains

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U.S. grains: Soy up, corn unchanged on pre-Thanksgiving positioning

Nov. 27, 2024 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched up on Wednesday on technical buying and as investors adjusted positions ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday.

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease as market digests Trump tariff threats

Nov. 26, 2024 at 4:26 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat down as supply pressure mounts, conflict worries fade

Nov. 25, 2024 at 4:48 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy hits fresh lows on South America weather, Brazil-China deals

Nov. 21, 2024 at 6:40 pm CST

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to 2-week low on strong South American crop prospects

Nov. 20, 2024 at 5:46 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week high on fears of escalating Russia-Ukraine war

Nov. 19, 2024 at 4:54 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures rose for a third-straight session on Tuesday, posting a one-week high on fears of escalating war in the Black Sea breadbasket region amid rising tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as lifting of Ukraine missile restrictions sparks fears of war escalation

Nov. 18, 2024 at 6:05 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures climbed on Monday after the White House lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using U.S. missiles to strike deep within Russia, sparking concerns of an escalating war in the Black Sea breadbasket region.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China’s export incentives change, short covering

Nov. 15, 2024 at 4:36 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soy futures rallied on Friday after China said it would cut its export incentives for used cooking oil, a move that could curtail the flood of imports into the U.S., market analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall on worries over domestic demand

Nov. 14, 2024 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell for a fourth straight day, as traders worried that biofuel policy changes under the incoming U.S. presidential administration of Republican Donald Trump would chill domestic demand.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat plunges on strong dollar, corn and soybeans also ease

Nov. 13, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell sharply on Wednesday, dropping to lows not seen since August, as the U.S. dollar surged after data showing U.S. inflation for October increased in line with expectations, which could result in fewer interest rate cuts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters