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U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after a streak of gains and by weakness on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures rose slightly, with short-covering supporting prices. Wheat also received support from the Egyptian government’s decision to reverse its zero-tolerance policy on the common grain […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, hitting a nearly one-month high on strong export demand and as rains delayed harvest in key production areas of the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The delays also supported corn futures, while wheat rose on technical buying and short-covering. Both […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on technical buying

Reuters — U.S. soybeans rose on Monday for a third straight session, boosted by strength in vegetable oil markets and technical buying. Corn turned higher on chart-based buying and Chicago wheat finished mixed, held in check by an ongoing disruption in Egyptian wheat imports. Chicago November soybean futures climbed 6-1/2 cents, or 0.8 per cent, […] Read more






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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures edge higher

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures firmed slightly on Wednesday, supported by a round of bargain buying, traders said. Wheat received additional support from a weakening dollar and hopes that export demand for U.S. supplies will perk up in the coming weeks amid a production shortfall in Europe. Export demand also provided […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on record U.S. crop view, firmer dollar

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped more than two per cent on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s steep losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its production forecast well above market expectations. Corn futures also fell as USDA projected a record-large U.S. crop that would outstrip demand, and as updated acreage data […] Read more