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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







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U.S. grains: Soybeans extend losses on fund selling, favorable weather

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, extending the steep declines seen last week on pressure from investment fund selling and favourable extended weather outlooks for the developing crop, traders and analysts said. Wheat and corn futures each were narrowly lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheat reversing from earlier […] Read more