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U.S. grains: Soybeans sag after monthly USDA report

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised analysts by leaving its forecast of domestic soy inventories unchanged in a monthly report. A strong dollar hung over the commodities sector, pressuring grains as well as crude oil and copper. But wheat closed higher, […] Read more








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U.S. grains: Soybeans drop for third day

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday as the end of a truckers’ strike in Brazil and easing concerns about a farmers’ protest in Argentina reduced fears of major South American export disruptions. Wheat fell under the combined pressure of a stronger dollar, which makes U.S. grain […] Read more