Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures tumbled on Monday after the Agriculture Department reported higher-than-expected figures for U.S. soy plantings and June 1 corn and soy stocks. The government reported 2014 soybean seedings at a record-high 84.8 million acres, topping a range of analyst estimates. “The corn and bean acres are stunning,” […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy tumble on acreage, stocks estimates
U.S. grains: Soy dives on chart selling, bearish supply view
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell to a two-month low on Thursday on chart-based selling and fund liquidation following a monthly U.S. government report that showed rising global soy supplies, traders said. Corn firmed, gaining against soybeans on spreads, but wheat set a 3-1/2 month low. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat at 3-1/2-month low after USDA report
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecasts of U.S. and world wheat ending stocks above trade expectations in a monthly report, traders said. USDA also raised its estimate of global 2014-15 wheat production, more than offsetting a cut […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat at 3-1/2 month low ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Tuesday ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report that analysts expect will show rising domestic wheat stocks. Corn futures fell on favourable crop weather in the U.S. Midwest, but soybeans rose on expectations USDA’s June supply/demand report on Wednesday […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls to 3-1/2 month low as weather favours crops
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Monday as near-perfect crop weather in the U.S. Midwest raised expectations for record production, and China said it would halt import permits for a corn-based feed ingredient. Wheat fell as the Northern Hemisphere harvest neared, while soybeans ended flat after […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on USDA forecast for rising global supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.7 per cent on Friday, retreating from a one-month high after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecasts of global inventories above trade expectations, traders said. Wheat also fell, but nearby soybean futures surged after the USDA in a monthly supply/demand report cut its forecast of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month low as demand slows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-month low on Wednesday as slowing export demand and big harvests in South America prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Wheat futures also dropped, taking a breather after reaching the highest levels in more than a year, and corn was lower as well. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat advances as Plains sizzle; corn turns higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose to their highest in 13 months on Tuesday, led by the Kansas City market as the southern U.S. Plains wheat belt remained in the grip of sizzling heat and dryness. Corn followed wheat higher but soybeans fell for a second straight session as large South American soy […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises as hot weather adds to crop woes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped nearly two percent on Monday as scorching temperatures in the southern Plains deepened fears about weather damage to the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop. The gains in wheat helped lift corn after heavy losses last week, but soybeans fell on talk of U.S. soy imports from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on U.S. Plains frost, Ukraine tension
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly three per cent on Monday as traders responded to fresh tensions in the Black Sea region, coupled with the threat of freeze damage to crops in the U.S. Plains. Corn and soybeans followed wheat higher, with corn buoyed by strong weekly export inspections data. At the […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
