Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade spot soybean futures climbed to a six-month high on Friday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a monthly U.S. government report that is expected to show tighter U.S. soy stockpiles and smaller South American crops. Wheat futures hit a three-month top on follow-through technical buying after strong
U.S. grains: Soybeans to six-month high ahead of USDA report
U.S. grains: Corn at six-month high on strong exports
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn prices rose to a six-month high on Thursday as stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales data underscored renewed demand for the grain, traders said. Soybeans rose more than one per cent on continued export demand for tightening U.S. supplies and ahead of a monthly U.S. government crop
U.S. grains: Corn falls as rally triggers farmer selling
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures closed lower on Wednesday after a choppy session as the market’s rally to the highest levels in nearly six months triggered profit-taking and farmer selling, traders said. Wheat slipped from a near three-month high, but worries about political turmoil in Ukraine, a major grain exporter, as well as
U.S. soy planting below expectations; total crop acres slip
Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers will increase soybean planting by less than expected this spring, and overall acreage of eight major crops is set to decline, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday in its first formal outlook for U.S. crops. At its annual Agricultural Outlook conference, the USDA said plantings of the eight
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking; corn, soy firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on profit-taking on Friday, the day after they hit a 3-1/2 week high on concern about the condition of the U.S. winter crop, traders said. Soybeans rose as traders positioned for a monthly U.S. government crop report due Monday that could indicate tighter U.S.
U.S. grains: Oats hit record high, soy climbs on exports, corn flat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose for a sixth straight session on Thursday, setting a six-week high on strong export demand for U.S. soybeans and soymeal, traders said. Thinly-traded CBOT oats surged, with the March contract soaring its daily 20-cent limit to $4.63-1/4 per bushel, the highest-ever spot oats price
U.S. grains: Wheat surges as crop ratings sag
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose nearly four per cent on Tuesday, their biggest single-day advance in 10 months, as declining crop conditions in the southern U.S. Plains triggered technical buying and short covering, traders said. Soybeans rose back above $13 a bushel for the first time in two weeks,
U.S. grains: Soy up on tight supply; weather slows grain movement
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a two-week high on Monday, rising on worries about tightening U.S. supplies amid strong demand for soymeal, coupled with expanding dryness in Brazil. Front-month corn futures set a three-month high as export demand and chart-based strength triggered a round of short-covering. Wheat rose as
U.S. grains: Soy sinks to six-week low on S. America outlook
U.S. soybeans fell to a six-week low on Thursday on technical selling, prospects for large South American crops and weakness in soymeal values, traders said. Corn and wheat also fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheat setting life-of-contract lows. At the CBOT, the most-active March soybean contract settled down 22-1/2 cents at $12.70
U.S. grains sag in 2013; soy drops to one-month low
U.S. soybean futures fell to the lowest level in a month on Tuesday on end-year liquidation and improving prospects for a bumper South American crop, traders said, and ended the year down more than seven per cent. Corn slipped to a two-week low and tumbled nearly 40 per cent for the year, its biggest annual