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U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on Brexit fallout

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans fell on Friday, caught up in a broad commodity sell-off as investors shed risky assets following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Wheat was mixed, with the front-month Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract eking out a small gain on short-covering while deferred […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn weakens as weather improves

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sank 1.4 per cent to a six-week low on Thursday, under pressure from improving weather forecasts across the U.S. Midwest as the crop nears key developmental phases, analysts said. The weather outlook also weighed on soybeans, which eased to a three-week low. Wheat also weakened, dragged down by […] Read more