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U.S. grains: Wheat futures slip to one-month low as soybeans advance

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Tuesday under pressure from expectations for rain in dry global growing areas and for continued exports of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea region. Soybean and corn futures advanced. Weather forecasts for showers in the coming days in drought-affected […] Read more



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U.S. grains: U.S. soybean, corn, wheat futures bounce after sell-off

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, with bargain buying in focus after prices fell to their lowest since late July a day earlier, traders said. Corn futures also ended firm after posting sharp declines on Thursday. All three commodities traded in both positive and negative territory, with concerns about tightening world supplies providing […] Read more




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U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from 6-month low; corn and soy also climb

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures rose sharply on Thursday, rebounding from the prior session’s six-month low, buoyed by a weak dollar and talk of a pick-up in demand following the recent decline in prices. Corn prices also regained ground after falling earlier in the week while soybeans rose sharply. The most-active wheat contract […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit six-month low, soy weak, corn ends firm

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday, touching a six-month low with traders saying that newly harvested supplies were able to meet the current global demand. Soybean futures also were weaker, with the latest weather outlooks calling for better weather during key development periods for the U.S. crop. “The […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls 3 percent as Ukraine shipments resume; corn, soy also sag

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than 3 percent on Tuesday as the resumption of maritime grain exports from Ukraine tempered global grain supply concerns, and the dollar <.DXY> rallied, making U.S. grains less competitive globally. Corn and soybean futures also fell on better-than-expected weekly U.S. crop conditions. All three markets sagged late in the […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to biggest weekly gain in 22 years as U.S. Midwest heats up

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans rallied on Friday and were set for their biggest weekly rise in 22 years as forecasts of hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest raised supply concerns, while strong soymeal demand added support. Corn made its biggest weekly gain in nearly five months, while wheat finished the week […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn firm on anticipated heat stress; wheat follows higher

Chicago | Reuters  – Chicago corn and soybean futures extended gains on Thursday, as expectations for hot and dry weather conditions in the coming weeks across parts of the U.S. Midwest threaten yields. Wheat followed higher as there was still some uncertainty about the volume of Ukraine’s exports through the Black Sea despite expectations they […] Read more