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Chicago Board of Trade waiting on (any) news

MarketsFarm – Grain markets on the Chicago Board of Trade are “falling of its own weight” due to removed technical levels and a lack of substantive news to influence markets. “There’s just no news to generate any upside swing,” said Steve Georgy, President of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Illinois. “Some technical levels were removed, and […] Read more

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Choppy corn and soy markets expected

CNS Canada – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean contracts could see some action this week as the November contract near expiry. The corn contracts could also be hopping around during the week. “We’re getting some pressure in these markets because of the harvest pace that’s going on for the U.S. producer. So farmers are […] Read more






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U.S. grains: Soy surges as export hopes rise

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Friday on bargain buying after all three commodities posted sharp declines on Thursday. Soybeans led the gains, with the most-active contract rising 2.6 per cent. Underpinning soy were hopes that the U.S. exporters will continue to pick up overseas demand even as harvest […] Read more



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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

CNS Canada — Despite short-term bullish factors in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybeans, one analyst anticipates prices will be pressured in coming weeks. To start the week, a turnaround in crude oil markets supported prices, said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst at Futures International. Rebounds in Malaysian palm oil prices are also […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on improved U.S. weather, Greece jitters

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped on Monday as lighter-than-expected U.S. rainfall eased fears about soggy Midwest crops while worries over Greece and China led investors to shun many commodity markets. Corn prices pulled back from 2015 highs notched last week after heavy Midwest rains raised crop concerns and following a […] Read more

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Farm reporting has its charms

For Lisa Guenther, farm reporting is more than just a job

Back when I was a teenager brimming with that special too-cool-for-you attitude, my friends’ mom tried to impart some basic agricultural knowledge. While chauffeuring us in the summer, she’d quiz us on the crop type in the fields as we whipped by. My friends, who were growing up on a grain farm, were pretty adept […] Read more