Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended firm on Friday as late-session short-covering lifted prices from lows notched after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected record large U.S. soy stocks amid a still-unresolved trade dispute with top importer China. Corn eased after USDA released a flood of data Friday, some of it delayed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on renewed China trade concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday on new concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may stretch beyond a March 1 deal deadline, with the two countries’ leaders unlikely to meet during upcoming talks. News that U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy edges higher after China sales
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday as the government confirmed more soy purchases by China, but the market remained largely static as traders waited for a raft of U.S. crop data due on Friday, some of it delayed by the government shutdown. Corn futures eased for the first time in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as USDA confirms large purchases by China
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher for a third straight session on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed more soybean purchases by China. USDA reported nearly three million tonnes of U.S. soybean export sales on Tuesday, mostly to China, after high-level talks last week between the U.S. and China ended […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on new China sales, shrinking Brazil crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Monday on renewed Chinese demand for U.S. shipments and worries about a smaller Brazilian soy crop, but gains were limited by abundant global supplies and an uncertain outcome to Sino-U.S. trade talks. The extended Chinese market closure for the Lunar New Year also kept prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for a third straight session on Friday in a broad commodities and equities market rally sparked by renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. Wheat edged upward along with corn and soy, but shed gains late in the day as traders pocketed profits fueled by media […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures climbed for a second straight session on Thursday in a short-covering and technical bounce following a steep drop earlier this week. Gains in wheat ignited the rally as hopes for a pickup in U.S. wheat export demand pushed prices through key technical levels. Corn and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rebounds in export demand, bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Wednesday in a bargain-buying and short-covering bounce as the market’s steep drop to six-week lows in the previous session triggered renewed demand for the feed grain. Wheat and soybeans also rebounded after both markets hit two-week lows on Tuesday, although buying interest evaporated late in the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on concerns about China trade talks
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Tuesday on worries that the United States and China remain far apart in resolving a bitter trade fight that has slashed U.S. soy imports by the world’s top buyer. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, with technical selling accelerating […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak China trade data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Monday on technical selling and on concerns about demand from China as the world’s top soy importer remains locked in a tariff war with the United States. Wheat also fell after Russia, the world’s top supplier, left its export forecast unchanged despite […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
