Chicago Board of Trade soybean and grain futures firmed on Friday, as traders adjusted their positions before the year-end holidays after a flurry of economic data showed underlying inflation pressures continuing to ease.
Railways between U.S. and Mexico reopened five days after key trade routes closed
The Canadian dollar strengthened relative to its United States counterpart
Corn up on technical bounce, wheat up on weaker dollar
Exports being lost because of US-Mexico rail crossing closures, industry says
U.S. wheat prices essentially bottomed out during late November; recovered somewhat in December
Wheat futures rose on a technical bounce
Tightest lentil stocks since July 2010 forecasted
Some feedlots becoming backed up with heavier cattle, setting negative tone for feed complex
Good export demand also underpinned soybeans
Traders waited to see whether beneficial rains will arrive in dry areas of Brazil