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U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop as dollar rises

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by strength in the dollar that threatened to further chill already cool demand for U.S. exports, traders said. “It was all about the U.S. dollar today, as the night session gapped higher on big volume off dollar-related short covering, only to see […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat close higher after Fed statement

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures rose on Wednesday, with the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will be less patient in normalizing monetary policy jolting the market to session highs late in the trading day. Bargain buying and short covering also were supportive factors for the agricultural commodities. The Federal Reserve’s […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn, soy dive on export woes

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures sagged 1.5 per cent to their lowest in almost five months on Tuesday, with export demand for U.S. supplies fading amid the expanding harvest in Argentina and Brazil, traders said. “The fundamentals are not friendly here; the South American crops are coming in with good yields,” Charlie Sernatinger, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on concerns about crop

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on Monday on concerns about dry conditions in the U.S. Plains hindering growth as the winter wheat crop emerges from dormancy. Corn futures sagged due to pressure from lower-than-expected U.S. export inspections data. Soybeans also dropped as traders anticipated huge […] Read more