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CBOT weekly outlook: Higher prices don’t jibe with corn, soy production

By Glen Hallick December 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Trade is starting to slow down for the holiday season at the Chicago Board of Trade, which has corn and soybean traders looking at the larger picture. Scott Capinegro, a broker with Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill., believes prices for corn and soybeans are currently too high. “(The world) continues to plant, […] Read more

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Richardson to buy Wesson cooking oil brand

By Dave Bedard December 18, 2018

A household name in U.S. cooking oils is set to become part of Canadian grain handler and oilseed processor Richardson International. Chicago-based Conagra Brands said Tuesday it will sell its Wesson oil brand and related assets — including a 280,000-square foot U.S. processing plant at Memphis — to Richardson for an undisclosed sum. Wesson-branded retail […] Read more

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U.S. confirms China soybean purchase, but no clarity over more sales

By Humeyra Pamuk, Julie Ingwersen December 13, 2018

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — U.S. government officials on Thursday hailed China’s first meager purchase of U.S. soybeans since its trade war with the United States began in July and said they hoped for, but could not guarantee, more to come. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced private sales of 1.13 million tonnes of U.S. […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Speculative short-covering and optimism over trade with China helped soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade move higher over the week ended Wednesday. While additional gains are possible, both markets will take more short-term direction from the day-to-day headlines. Conflicting headlines, tweets and other commentary lead to a choppy […] Read more

CBOT January 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy left hanging on changing trade truce views

By Glen Hallick December 5, 2018

CNS Canada — The initial positive outlook U.S. futures markets had toward a 90-day truce in the U.S.-China trade war is fading, leaving traders with opposing views on where Chicago soybeans are heading. In an effort to resolve their countries’ trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to the truce […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

By Tom Polansek December 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — China will probably resume buying U.S. soybeans around Jan. 1 because of limited supplies in South America, after halting purchases due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. However, it has “yet to be determined” whether China will remove tariffs on imports […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn (orange) and January 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Volatile markets await G20 meeting

By Glen Hallick November 28, 2018

CNS Canada — Chicago soybean and corn markets are expected to remain volatile over the next few days, ahead of the G20 summit in Argentina, said one commodities expert. That volatility is fueled by a much-talked-about meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Saturday. “What is going to be […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Traders aren’t expecting much to move corn and soybean markets in upcoming weeks as the U.S. moves into holiday mode. “These markets are going to just be very choppy and of course we’re going into December and nobody likes to work (during the holiday season). There’s more parties, Washington goes on Christmas […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

By Glen Hallick November 20, 2018

CNS Canada — Although the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. has been a good opportunity for Canada to increase its soybean exports to China, industry experts say there have been tradeoffs elsewhere. That trade war between the world’s two largest economies is expected to continue, or perhaps flare up, as the G-20 […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn (in black) and January 2019 soybeans (in green). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound soy, corn look for fresh news

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 15, 2018

CNS Canada — With Midwestern harvest operations nearing completion for the year, rangebound U.S. grain and oilseed markets are looking for fresh news to provide direction. Soybean, corn and wheat futures all remain stuck in relatively sideways trading patterns and “the only thing that will change that is an adverse situation in South American weather, […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Higher prices don’t jibe with corn, soy production

Richardson to buy Wesson cooking oil brand

U.S. confirms China soybean purchase, but no clarity over more sales

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy left hanging on changing trade truce views

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

CBOT weekly outlook: Volatile markets await G20 meeting

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays

Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound soy, corn look for fresh news

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