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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, peaking late in the session as export hopes for U.S. supplies brightened amid heightened concerns about South American crops, traders said. The most actively traded Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures contract hit its highest since July 2014 while CBOT corn futures topped […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Tuesday, on track for their biggest daily decline in four weeks as forecasts called for improving harvest conditions for the winter crop good weather for spring wheat development. “Drier weather begins to develop in the southern Plains starting this weekend to improve harvest […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on profit-taking as commodities fell broadly and soymeal backed down from contract highs, analysts said. Wheat also declined but corn futures rose, bucking the weak trend. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July soybeans settled down 15-3/4 cents at $10.58-1/2 per bushel after dipping to […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in about a week on Thursday as gains in the dollar prompted investors to take profits out of commodities after recent rallies. Broad-based selling hit the sector as the dollar firmed on expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise U.S. interest […] Read more