Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains fell on Tuesday, with wheat futures down more than one per cent on pressure from plentiful global supplies and selling by investment funds on the first trading day of the month, analysts said. Wheat futures, which rose to a three-week high last Thursday on short-covering tied to escalating Ukraine-Russia […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on fund selling, Ukraine shipments
GRAINS-U.S. corn, soybean futures rise as demand strengthens
CHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) – U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday with both markets supported by strengthening demand and isolated dryness in some areas that could hamper development of the crops in the Midwest. Wheat futures were lower but trimmed losses in the wake of an announcement from the U.S Department of Agriculture […] Read more
U.S. Army Corps to close upper Mississippi as waters rise
Chicago | Reuters — Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force the closure of the river later on Monday from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. The closure would be the most extensive since 2008 on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat notches biggest monthly drop since 2011 on weather hopes
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat eased on Friday to the lowest in nearly three months, capping the futures’ biggest monthly decline in almost three years as improving weather for crops kept the market focused on comfortable global supply. Corn fell also fell to a roughly three-month low while soybeans declined on favourable weather forecasts […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls seventh day, corn nears three-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains slumped on Thursday, with wheat futures easing one per cent for the seventh straight session of declines on investor long liquidation tied to favourable weather for crops and cheaper supplies on offer in Europe and the Black Sea region. Wheat futures have fallen sharply from the more than 10-month […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls for sixth day; corn, soy rebound
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat fell on Wednesday, extending a week-long decline on investment fund selling tied to favourable conditions for crops in the world’s top producer and exporter. Cheaper grain offered from shippers in Europe and the Black Sea region also weighed on futures for U.S. wheat. Corn was slightly higher but hovering […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat near three-month low on improved weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures fell as much as two per cent on Tuesday, with corn and wheat hitting roughly three-month lows, as favourable crop conditions and signs of easing tensions in major export hub Ukraine sparked investor long liquidation, traders said. Bull spreading in Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat hits 14-month high on Plains drought, heat outlook
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged two per cent to their highest levels in more than a year on Friday, bolstered by concerns of drought-reduced production in the southern Plains, where triple-digit temperatures could bake the crop this weekend. Corn extended losses after a tumble on Thursday tied to investor profit-taking and improving […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on fund liquidation, better U.S. weather
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain futures tumbled on Thursday, with soybeans falling the most since September and corn the most in a month as investors took profits on weather forecasts for improved planting conditions in the U.S. Midwest’s crop belt. Wheat snapped a seven-session streak without a loss to shed two per cent amid […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn dips from three-week high as soybeans fall, wheat rises
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn fell on Wednesday, snapping four sessions of gains, as the stockpile of grain-based ethanol hit a nine-month high and meteorologists forecast more favourable conditions for U.S. plantings. Soybean futures also eased, while wheat reversed earlier declines to notch the seventh straight session without a loss at the Chicago Board […] Read more
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