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U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

Sep. 11, 2018 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Tuesday, their fifth decline in the last six sessions, as investment funds cut their risk exposure to the grain following a surprise short-covering rally on Monday, traders said. Poor demand for U.S. wheat exports amid expectations of a […]

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

Sep. 10, 2018 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat weakens on poor export demand

Sep. 5, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy, wheat markets stabilizing

Aug. 30, 2018 at 8:50 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as huge harvest looms

Aug. 30, 2018 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Florida finds atypical BSE case

Aug. 30, 2018 at 2:11 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A six-year-old beef cow in Florida tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. The animal tested positive for atypical H-type BSE on Aug. 26 at the Colorado State University’s veterinary diagnostic laboratory, as part of routine surveillance of […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new rumours of Russian export curbs

Aug. 29, 2018 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 3.5 per cent on Wednesday on technical buying and rumours that Russia might curb wheat exports, traders said. Soybeans and corn closed modestly higher, following wheat. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat futures settled up 18-1/2 cents at $5.41-3/4 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls to six-week low on crop prospects

Aug. 28, 2018 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday, with the benchmark November contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a six-week low on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest and uncertainty about demand, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while CBOT wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn hit six-week lows on record crop prospects

Aug. 27, 2018 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to six-week lows Monday on expectations of large U.S. crops and fears that hog disease in China might hurt demand for feed, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also declined, sliding for a sixth session. CBOT November soybeans […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. maps out tariff-related direct payments to farmers

Aug. 27, 2018 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday its farm aid package would include US$4.7 billion in direct payments to farmers to help offset losses from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports this season. The bulk of the payments, $3.6 billion, would be made to soybean farmers […]

By Reuters