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U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

By Tom Polansek June 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped on Friday on expectations that crops may benefit next week from a break in the rains that stalled plantings across the American Midwest this spring. Widespread storms caused unprecedented delays in corn plantings and prevented farmers from planting crops across millions of acres. The weather […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather

By Julie Ingwersen June 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched a five-year high on Monday and soybeans advanced, supported by forecasts for more rains in the Midwest where wet conditions have delayed plantings and cast doubts on production prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat closed modestly higher after a choppy session. CBOT July corn settled […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

By Karl Plume March 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled more than four per cent on Friday in the market’s steepest drop in nearly three years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated U.S. stocks and projected spring plantings above nearly all trade estimates. Soybeans and wheat followed corn lower despite USDA’s lower-than-expected soy and spring […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. corn, soy stocks top forecasts

By Mark Weinraub March 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– Massive supplies of both U.S. corn and soybeans remained in storage bins around the country ahead of spring planting, U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) data released on Friday showed. USDA also said that farmers planned to boost their corn plantings by 4.1 per cent but severe flooding in the U.S. Midwest may […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

By Karl Plume January 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures climbed for a second straight session on Thursday in a short-covering and technical bounce following a steep drop earlier this week. Gains in wheat ignited the rally as hopes for a pickup in U.S. wheat export demand pushed prices through key technical levels. Corn and […] Read more

Crops

Canola prices vulnerable after StatsCan report

By Dave Sims June 30, 2018

CNS Canada — The latest acreage report from Statistics Canada failed to surprise most investors in the market, but still could leave canola futures looking overpriced, according to a trader. “It certainly is a negative number,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, referring to the agency’s estimate for canola. StatsCan’s report on Friday […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink to 1-1/2 week lows

By Karl Plume June 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday ahead of a key U.S. government report due on Friday expected to raise estimates of U.S. 2018 corn and soybean plantings. Wheat also eased, pressured by an accelerating U.S. winter crop harvest and reports of higher-than-expected yields in some areas. Favourable crop […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

By Julie Ingwersen March 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans surged more than two per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture stunned traders by projecting a year-on-year decline in soybean plantings and a larger-than-expected drop in corn acres. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed the firm trend, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

By Mark Weinraub March 29, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers will cut their plantings of both soybeans and corn this spring with supplies of both commodities at record highs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. Soybean plantings, despite the expected drop, will top corn acreage for the first time since 1983, USDA said. Wheat seedings will rise by […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures linked to NAFTA

By Dave Sims March 21, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts zigged and zagged around the $520 per tonne mark during the week ended Wednesday — but one analyst says the market could really take a turn if and when the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement is clarified. “The Canadian dollar is already moving to […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

U.S. corn, soy stocks top forecasts

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

Canola prices vulnerable after StatsCan report

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink to 1-1/2 week lows

U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures linked to NAFTA

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