Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped on Friday, extending a rebound from 3-1/2-month lows hit earlier this week, as strong export demand offset supply pressure linked to bumper harvest prospects. Wheat futures also climbed while corn crept higher as the grain markets consolidated after falling to 10-year and near two-year lows, respectively, this […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rebound on robust export demand
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn pressured by rising stockpiles
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing export sales and prospects for rising global inventories, traders said. Soybean futures closed steady to modestly higher as a pick-up in export demand helped a cautious market rebound from multi-month lows this week. At the Chicago Board of Trade, September wheat […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher on bargain hunting
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rallying on bargain hunting after all three key commodities fell to multimonth or multiyear lows a day earlier, traders said. But expectations of bumper U.S. crops limited further gains. At the Chicago Board of Trade, September wheat settled up nine cents at […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Yield prospects key for soybeans, corn
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, as expectations of massive crops and high yields edge closer to becoming a reality. “Since weather isn’t a major issue anymore, (traders) will be watching for potential record crop production sizes in the U.S.,” said […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on weather, prospects for big crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Tuesday as favorable weather in the Midwest bolstered expectations of a large crop, analysts said. Front-month corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell to the lowest in nearly two years and wheat dipped below $4 a bushel for the first time in a decade, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on favourable weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped about four per cent on Monday as forecasts for favourable weather in the Midwestern crop belt prompted investors to liquidate long positions, traders said. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, and declines in the energy sector pressured the broader commodity sector. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy surges on short-covering on way to huge monthly loss
Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybeans surged as much as 2.8 per cent on Friday, reversing earlier losses in a rally sparked by U.S. data showing improved export demand, traders and analysts said. Corn futures were narrowly higher and wheat mostly lower. All three commodities notched steep monthly losses on the final trading day of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as investors eye big U.S. harvests
Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell one per cent or more on Thursday, pressured by ample existing supplies and largely favourable growing conditions that will likely lead to huge harvests this fall, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures led the declines, with technical selling weighing further after prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy extends gains on short-covering, weather worries
Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybean futures gained for the second straight session on Wednesday on short-covering and worries about dry weather conditions in the key crop development month of August, traders and analysts said. Corn futures also rose at the Chicago Board of Trade, primarily on bargain buying, while wheat was narrowly lower. CBOT soybeans […] Read more
U.S. grains: U.S. wheat tumbles on ample supplies, Euronext declines
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures plunged as much as 3 per cent on Tuesday, their largest daily losses in three weeks, on pressure from ample global grain supplies and following declines in Euronext wheat, traders said. Wheat on the Paris exchange fell sharply for the second straight session, correcting after […] Read more