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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods while a more favorable weather outlook also sent corn prices down. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures had a dismal close on Wednesday and touched a two-month low as analysts said U.S. crop weather was not threatening, while wheat and soybean prices also eased. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 11 cents, or 2.7 percent, at $4.10 a bushel. The […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures reached a two-month low on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Monday said the U.S. crop was in better condition than analysts expected. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 6 cents, or 1.5 percent, at $4.21 a bushel. Wheat settled […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled just over 1 per cent higher on Monday, climbing for the third time in the last four sessions, underpinned by lower estimates for output in top exporter Russia. Soybeans and corn settled higher after closing down on Friday, as the focus turned to […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly export sales report that disappointed analysts. China, which is in a trade war with the United States and needs fewer soybeans as swine fever ravishes its pig herd, cancelled […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain futures see-sawed on Tuesday, as technical trading left wheat prices flat, soybeans down and corn still stubbornly range-bound. CBOT corn futures ended the day on a positive note, but hopes of a significant price rally were quashed by conflicting cues that have left traders uneasy […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures dropped sharply on Monday as hopes of Chinese buying fizzled and forecasts of cooler weather in the U.S. Midwest eased concerns about crop yield losses. Wheat prices also were lower, pressured by bigger European yields, traders said. September corn futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade […] Read more