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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble ahead of year’s end

Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat slipped on Wednesday, as concerns about potential damage to winter wheat crops moved to the background in light year-end trading. Soybeans rose on technical buying, despite forecasts for much-needed rains in parts of Brazil next week. With a lack of fresh bullish news for the grains, traders sold futures, […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for a fifth straight session on Monday as forecasts for rains across Brazil’s key producing region Mato Grosso eased concerns of potential yield losses in the world’s largest exporter. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on fears of slowing export demand, and wheat followed […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a one-week low on Thursday as expectations for beneficial rains in top exporter Brazil overshadowed stronger-than-expected U.S. export sales. Concerns about large U.S. supplies and poor export demand pushed March corn to settle at a new contract low, while wheat futures reached a three-week low. Traders kept […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures closed at their lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday as grain markets came under renewed pressure from large global supplies and lackluster export demand. Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, bought 120,000 tonnes of Argentine wheat in a tender that highlighted the intense competition U.S. sellers face […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean prices fell on Tuesday, weighed by technical selling and abundant global supplies. Soybeans and wheat gave up earlier gains that were based on weather concerns for developing crops, while corn led the way down in choppy trading ahead of Friday’s Christmas holiday. “There’s no real bullish news, so there’s […] Read more


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Prairie spring wheat bids down as basis erodes

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels deteriorated. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$1-$5 per tonne during the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the Prairie provinces. Average prices ranged […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip on big supplies, choppy trade

Reuters — Prices for U.S. grains and soybeans dipped on Monday, giving up slight early advances in thin, choppy trade that focused on plentiful global supplies. The markets declined despite favourable weakness in the U.S. dollar and concerns about insufficient rains curbing Brazil’s soybean production. Price movements and volumes were limited as the market wound […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Brazil dryness sparks soy short-covering

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from a 3-1/2-week low on Thursday and closed higher for the first time in three sessions on short-covering sparked by concerns that dry weather in Brazil may clip soy production. Corn and wheat also clawed back earlier losses tied to Argentina’s export-friendly move to let the peso […] Read more