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U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans sag after rally

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, shrugging off weakness in the dollar as investors locked in profits following two days of sharp gains, traders said. Soybean futures ended lower, too, pressured by commercial hedging after farmers booked sales on the cash market following a rally that pushed futures prices to their […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Short-covering sparks rally in wheat

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rallied 3.4 per cent on Monday, bouncing off of their lowest in nearly three weeks, on a round of short-covering, traders said. “Frankly this market was struggling to go down,” Arlan Suderman, senior market analyst at Water Street Solutions, said. “When you run out of sellers because they […] Read more

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U.S. wheat futures hit new lows, more losses likely

CNS Canada –– All three U.S. wheat futures markets hit fresh contract lows on Tuesday — and further losses are likely, as most fundamental and technical factors remain bearish. “The trend certainly hasn’t been positive,” said market analyst Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. He cited improving U.S. winter wheat conditions, favourable weather […] Read more





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U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop as dollar rises

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by strength in the dollar that threatened to further chill already cool demand for U.S. exports, traders said. “It was all about the U.S. dollar today, as the night session gapped higher on big volume off dollar-related short covering, only to see […] Read more