Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in nearly five months on Friday, supported by news that Russia, a major global wheat supplier, was tightening its grain export rules, traders said. Soybeans fell nearly three per cent as soymeal declined on talk of softening cash meal values. Corn also sagged on […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat nears five-month top as Russia tightens export rules

U.S. grains: Wheat highest in over a week on global weather worries
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reuters’ daily closing reports from U.S. grain and oilseed futures markets are now available via the “Markets” section on the Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer and Manitoba Co-operator sites. You’ll be able to find them there instead of here in the Daily News feed starting next week. Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat rose to its highest in more […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week high on firm cash, demand for meal
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reuters’ daily closing reports from U.S. grain and oilseed futures markets are now available via the “Markets” section on the Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer and Manitoba Co-operator sites. You’ll be able to find them there instead of here in the Daily News feed starting next week. Chicago | Reuters — […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn falls on ample supplies, poor export demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a second straight session on lacklustre export demand and plentiful U.S. supplies as a record-large harvest wound down, traders said. Soybeans and wheat also declined. At the CBOT, December corn settled down 5-1/4 cents at $3.67-1/2 per bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat at three-month high, posts biggest weekly gain since 2012
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat rose to a three-month high on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain in two years, buoyed by fund buying and worries about a cold spell that could harm U.S. crop prospects, traders said. Soybeans fell, led by soymeal on softening export demand, and corn sagged […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 2-1/2 month high on cold spell
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat rose for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, reaching a 2-1/2-month high on short-covering and worries about a cold spell in the U.S. Corn neared a four-month high and soybeans firmed, recouping some of the previous session’s losses. At the CBOT, December wheat settled up 11 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean prices fell on Wednesday, retreating from multi-month highs on profit-taking, farmer selling and rumours of South American soymeal cargoes being shipped to the U.S., traders said. Wheat prices rose on concerns that a cold spell in the U.S. Plains and Midwest could halt early crop growth, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on soymeal demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged nearly four per cent on Tuesday on strength in the cash market as slow country movement and heavy export commitments left soy processors scrambling for supplies, despite a record U.S. harvest. Corn and wheat also rose but trailed the gains in the soy complex. At the Chicago […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm after USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimate of the record harvest in a monthly report and left its view of ending stocks unchanged, traders said. Corn closed higher after USDA surprised traders by lowering its estimate of […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop as harvest weather improves
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures each fell more than one per cent on Friday as clearing skies in the Midwest signaled a quicker pace in the harvest of record-large crops and increased farmer selling, traders said. Wheat closed modestly lower, retreating from a one-month high on profit-taking and spillover weakness from […] Read more