The net speculative short position in canola continued to rise in the first trading days of March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Canola short position up again in early March
U.S. grains: Wheat futures bounce after 3-1/2 year low; soy, corn climb
Hefty global grain supplies, competition for export business anchor prices
Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn rose on Friday, extending their recovery from three-year lows set last month, following an uneventful monthly supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat sags to 3-1/2-year low
Corn, soy firm ahead of USDA data
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures ended mostly lower on Thursday with the benchmark contract Wv1 tumbling to a fresh 3-1/2-year low late in the session after China cancelled a purchase of U.S. wheat and Egypt scrapped an international purchase tender, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat hits 3-1/2-year low on export competition
Corn drifted upward, soybeans declined
Benchmark Chicago wheat futures tumbled to their lowest point in more than three years on Wednesday as low prices in an Algerian import tender this week highlighted stiff global export competition from Black Sea grain supplies, traders said.
CBOT weekly outlook: Little to come from March S/D report
Exports the most likely category to see changes, analyst says
There will likely not be a lot of notable changes in the March supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture.
U.S. grains: Grains and soy falter on large South American supplies
Most analysts expect USDA to lower its Brazil harvest estimate
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slipped on Tuesday, surrendering gains from the previous session as large South American supplies weighed on the market.
U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn rise on bargain-buying after sharp falls
Brazil soy harvest running ahead of schedule compared to last year
U.S. soybean and corn futures rose on Monday on bargain buying and short-covering after hitting three-year lows recently, but plentiful supply from South America limited gains, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans off 3-year low, but gain limited by global supplies
Slowing Chinese demand also weighs on prices
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures turned higher on Friday on signs of bargain buying and short-covering, after hitting three-year lows the previous day, although sluggish exports and hefty global supplies continue to weigh on prices, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans dip to new 3-year low in volatile trading day
Weekly soybean exports on lower end of expectations -USDA
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Thursday to a new three-year low, pressured by improving South American weather, tepid U.S. export sales and heavier-than-expected contract deliveries, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise from three-year low
Corn extends recovery; wheat futures fell
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures settled higher on short-covering and technical buying on Wednesday as the market rebounded after the front-month contract matched a three-year low, analysts said.
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