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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat down to contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Monday, anchored by plentiful global grain supplies, and soybeans sagged as forecasts called for beneficial rains in Argentina, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled down 3-3/4 cents at $3.49 per bushel after hitting a contract low at $3.48-1/4 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased to contract lows on Friday, capping a week of five straight days of declines that saw the market shed 4.6 per cent of its value. Soybean futures also were weaker while corn edged higher on a mild short-covering bounce. A forecast for bigger-than-expected wheat production in Canada […] Read more





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U.S. grains: Wheat, soy slump on technicals, commodities selloff

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling amid a broad downturn across many commodities as the dollar climbed. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased from an earlier roughly four-month high while wheat futures declined for the third straight session, nearing their contract lows set in […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb above $10 on Argentina weather woes

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed one per cent on Tuesday, scrambling back above US$10 a bushel, amid ongoing worries about poor weather threatening yield prospects in Argentina. Corn futures ended fractionally higher while wheat futures sagged on sluggish export demand for U.S. supplies. Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans settled up 10 […] Read more





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U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering at month’s end

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday as fund-driven short-covering at the end of the month overshadowed disappointing export sales data, analysts said. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended mostly lower, with nearby contracts pressured by heavier-than-expected deliveries against the December contract on first notice day. Soybeans fell, led […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound corn, soy watch South America, exports

CNS Canada — Weak exports and improving growing conditions in South America are casting a bearish tint over near-future prospects for corn and soybeans. One market analyst in Illinois noted the corn market was also extremely oversold. “A good technical close for December corn this week would be over $3.36” a bushel, said Scott Capinegro, […] Read more