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

Sep. 5, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell 1.8 per cent on Wednesday, its third decline out of the last four sessions, as export prospects for U.S. supplies remained dim despite crop shortfalls in key production areas of the Black Sea region, traders said. Corn dropped after […]

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

By P.J. Huffstutter

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

Aug. 29, 2018 at 6:52 pm CDT

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

U.S. crop tours find mature crops

Aug. 23, 2018 at 2:40 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour that travels throughout much of the American grain belt wraps up its final day on Thursday, Aug. 23. Early indications on social media and on Ag Web, report a mature corn crop in Illinois overall for this time of year with […]

By MarketsFarm Team

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy markets see little action

Aug. 23, 2018 at 7:29 am CDT

CNS Canada — One trader isn’t expecting much movement on Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean markets until harvest starts in the U.S. Midwest. “I’m looking (past) all the (information) that we see every day and hear. We wait until the combines roll, they tell you the truth,” […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm