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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures closed modestly higher on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) lowered its estimates of corn yield, production and ending stocks more than most analysts expected, traders said. Soybean futures fell after the USDA slashed its U.S. soy export forecast, but pared losses toward the close. Wheat […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell Wednesday as traders adjusted positions the day before a monthly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in which the government is expected to raise its forecast of U.S. soy stocks. Corn and wheat futures also ended lower. Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans settled down 4-3/4 […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures touched a one-week high on Tuesday on light short-covering and worries about declining U.S. crop condition ratings, analysts said. Corn futures ended down after a choppy session and soybeans drifted lower as traders awaited direction from the outcome of U.S. congressional elections and monthly U.S. supply/demand reports due […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures declined on Monday, retreating from a two-month high set last week, pressured by a mix of profit taking and favorable South American weather, analysts said. Wheat futures also slipped while corn futures firmed ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports this week in which analysts […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose nearly 4 percent on Thursday on hopes for easing tensions between the United States and China after President Donald Trump said trade talks with Beijing were “moving along nicely”. Corn and wheat also firmed, following soybeans and as the U.S. dollar weakened, making purchases of U.S. shipments […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Wednesday after falling to a six-week low as traders awaited further clues about the size of the U.S. harvest and the impact of the U.S.-China trade war on exports. Corn and wheat futures stumbled. Traders were assessing U.S. weather forecasts, which have improved after rains […] Read more

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures slid on Tuesday to their lowest prices in about six weeks as advancing domestic harvests increased crop supplies. Corn and wheat futures also fell. Additional market pressure stemmed from concerns about the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and the rising dollar, which makes American farm goods less attractive to […] Read more