U.S. grains: Wheat slumps as Russia says it will resume Black Sea grain deal

Paris/Chicago | Reuters – Wheat futures plummeted from Chicago to Europe on Wednesday after Russia said it would resume its participation in a deal to export grain from war-torn Ukraine, a reversal of its weekend decision to pull out of the deal in a move that had sent wheat futures surging higher. Corn followed wheat lower on the Black Sea[...]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Friday and corn set a near one-month low on macroeconomic concerns along with beneficial rains in the western Midwest and Plains, analysts said. Soyoil futures fell more than five per cent on reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[...]


U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat on U.S. rains, broad declines in commodities

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Monday, pressured by beneficial weekend rains in the Corn Belt and spillover weakness from outside commodity markets including crude oil and gold, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with a firmer dollar adding to bearish sentiment. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled[...]

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather hits U.S. spring crop; corn, soy follow

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose on Thursday, with the front contract rising above $7 a bushel for the first time in a week after findings from an annual U.S. crop tour showed the impact of drought in the northern Plains spring wheat belt. Corn and soybean futures closed[...]


U.S. grains: Corn, soy plunge on weather, broad commodities sell-off

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by outlooks for rain and cooler temperatures in the Midwest crop belt, as well as spillover from broad-based selling in the commodities sector, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with seasonal pressure noted from the U.S. winter wheat harvest. Chicago[...]

U.S. delays key agriculture reports due to government shutdown

Chicago | Reuters -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) delayed several major domestic and world crop reports because of the two-week-old partial government shutdown, the agency said on Friday. New release dates for the monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report and other data originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 11, will be[...]


U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, but both commodities posted monthly declines as prospects for large U.S. harvests weighed on prices. Wheat climbed on technical buying, along with worries about tightening global supplies. Chicago Board of Trade December[...]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on export data

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly export sales data and ample global supplies, analysts said. Corn and soybeans futures followed wheat lower, bucking support from strength in crude oil and a weaker dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more competitive[...]


U.S. grains: Soy climbs to one-week high on yield worries

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. soybean futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday on concerns that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) might lower its forecast of the domestic soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Corn firmed along with soybeans as firm cash markets lending support. Wheat drifted lower but[...]

U.S. grains: Wheat nears four-week low on weak export demand

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago wheat futures fell to a near four-week low on Monday on plentiful global inventories and weak demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Soybeans turned down after touching a two-week high and corn drifted lower on a day when U.S. government offices, including the Department of Agriculture, were closed for the[...]