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CBOT soybean market lacking positive drivers

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could continue drifting downward as there’s not much positive underpinning the market. “There’s talk of China slowing down demand, we’ve seen the seasonal top in export inspections, and Chinese crush margins are running right around negative,” said […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week high on firm cash, demand for meal

EDITOR’S NOTE: Reuters’ daily closing reports from U.S. grain and oilseed futures markets are now available via the “Markets” section on the Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer and Manitoba Co-operator sites. You’ll be able to find them there instead of here in the Daily News feed starting next week. Chicago | Reuters — […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit two-week lows on huge U.S. crops

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans tumbled to two-week lows on Wednesday, extending steep declines from the previous session as record harvests neared completion and investors took profits after recent multimonth highs. Wheat fell to a one-week low at the Chicago Board of Trade on pressure from technical selling and weak export demand. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on record exports, big U.S. crush

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans jumped one per cent on Monday, rebounding from an earlier one-week low after government and private reports showed larger-than-expected demand from exporters and crushers. Wheat and corn futures each fell more than one per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), pressured by disappointing international demand for U.S. […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on soymeal demand

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged nearly four per cent on Tuesday on strength in the cash market as slow country movement and heavy export commitments left soy processors scrambling for supplies, despite a record U.S. harvest. Corn and wheat also rose but trailed the gains in the soy complex. At the Chicago […] Read more