Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, supported by persistent export demand, traders said. Corn futures drifted lower, however, as traders adjusted positions ahead of monthly U.S. crop reports due on Friday, while wheat settled unchanged. At the Chicago Board of Trade, the benchmark November soybean contract […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy export demand extends rally while corn sags
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
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
Tour shows wheat yields in central, Northwestern North Dakota near to or above average
Reuters – Spring wheat prospects in central and northwest North Dakota are near to or above average, aided by favourable weather, scouts on one leg of an annual crop tour said on Wednesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour travelling one route in west-central North Dakota made three stops and projected an average […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices tumble on strong U.S. crop ratings
Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell more than 3 per cent on Tuesday, pressured by historically high crop ratings and forecasts for moderating temperatures next week, analysts said. Wheat also declined, following the weak trend. At the Chicago Board of Trade as of 12:27 p.m. CDT (1727 GMT), December corn was down […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end higher as U.S. hot spell looms
Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday as forecasts for scorching heat this week in the Midwest, where the crop is pollinating, fuelled concerns about yield prospects, traders said. Soybeans turned higher as updated midday forecasts called for more hot and drier conditions next week, a change from previous outlooks that had predicted […] Read more
Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers
Chicago | Reuters — Record-high yields are helping U.S. farmers to harvest a bumper crop of hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the most common variety here, but prices have tumbled as the world is awash in supplies. The quality of the crop is also causing headaches for flour millers, who may have to buy more […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on long liquidation
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Friday in a sometimes-volatile session as shifting weather forecasts for the Corn Belt prompted traders to liquidate long positions, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell, following corn and soybeans. At the Chicago Board of Trade, most-active December corn settled down 6-1/2 cents at $3.58-1/4 […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
