Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Monday as near-perfect crop weather in the U.S. Midwest raised expectations for record production, and China said it would halt import permits for a corn-based feed ingredient. Wheat fell as the Northern Hemisphere harvest neared, while soybeans ended flat after
U.S. grains: Corn falls to 3-1/2 month low as weather favours crops
U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on USDA forecast for rising global supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.7 per cent on Friday, retreating from a one-month high after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecasts of global inventories above trade expectations, traders said. Wheat also fell, but nearby soybean futures surged after the USDA in a monthly supply/demand report cut its forecast of
U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month low as demand slows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-month low on Wednesday as slowing export demand and big harvests in South America prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Wheat futures also dropped, taking a breather after reaching the highest levels in more than a year, and corn was lower as well.
U.S. grains: Wheat advances as Plains sizzle; corn turns higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose to their highest in 13 months on Tuesday, led by the Kansas City market as the southern U.S. Plains wheat belt remained in the grip of sizzling heat and dryness. Corn followed wheat higher but soybeans fell for a second straight session as large South American soy
U.S. grains: Wheat rises as hot weather adds to crop woes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped nearly two percent on Monday as scorching temperatures in the southern Plains deepened fears about weather damage to the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop. The gains in wheat helped lift corn after heavy losses last week, but soybeans fell on talk of U.S. soy imports from
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on U.S. Plains frost, Ukraine tension
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly three per cent on Monday as traders responded to fresh tensions in the Black Sea region, coupled with the threat of freeze damage to crops in the U.S. Plains. Corn and soybeans followed wheat higher, with corn buoyed by strong weekly export inspections data. At the
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend drop on China defaults; corn, wheat sag
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans fell for a second straight session on Friday, dropping further below an eight-month high touched earlier in the week, as Chinese importers’ defaults on purchases of the oilseed weighed on prices. Corn and wheat ended lower after a choppy session, pressured by slowly improving corn-planting weather in the Midwest
U.S. grains: Wheat sags as rains target Plains; soy hit by defaults
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell one per cent on Thursday on wetter forecasts for parts of the drought-hit southern Plains wheat belt as well as disappointing weekly export sales data, traders said. Soybeans sagged as Chinese defaults on purchases of U.S. and Brazilian soybeans triggered a fresh round of profit-taking, one day
U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles after USDA hikes world stocks forecast
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 1.8 per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for global 2013-14 wheat ending stocks above trade expectations, traders said. Corn followed wheat lower, but soybeans advanced with front-month May setting a life-of-contract high above $15 a bushel after the USDA’s monthly
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on positioning ahead of monthly data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday as traders squared positions a day ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report in which the government is expected to pare its stocks forecasts for both crops, traders said. Wheat followed corn and soy higher, bolstered by updated midday forecasts that