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U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 1.4 per cent to fresh contract lows on Monday, pressured by poor demand for U.S. supplies from overseas buyers, traders said. The drop in wheat weighed on corn futures while soybean futures edged higher, underpinned by concerns about crop development in South America. The […] Read more











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U.S. grains: Corn sinks to contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to new contract lows for the third straight day on Thursday as lower-than-expected weekly export sales and abundant supplies weighed on the market. Soybeans also declined on disappointing weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales data and as improving crop weather in Brazil raised prospects that the […] Read more