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U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on favourable weather

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped about four per cent on Monday as forecasts for favourable weather in the Midwestern crop belt prompted investors to liquidate long positions, traders said. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, and declines in the energy sector pressured the broader commodity sector. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as investors eye big U.S. harvests

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell one per cent or more on Thursday, pressured by ample existing supplies and largely favourable growing conditions that will likely lead to huge harvests this fall, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures led the declines, with technical selling weighing further after prices […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy extends gains on short-covering, weather worries

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybean futures gained for the second straight session on Wednesday on short-covering and worries about dry weather conditions in the key crop development month of August, traders and analysts said. Corn futures also rose at the Chicago Board of Trade, primarily on bargain buying, while wheat was narrowly lower. CBOT soybeans […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans extend losses on fund selling, favorable weather

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, extending the steep declines seen last week on pressure from investment fund selling and favourable extended weather outlooks for the developing crop, traders and analysts said. Wheat and corn futures each were narrowly lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheat reversing from earlier […] Read more