Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to multimonth highs Thursday on a mix of short-covering and worries about the size of the hard red winter wheat crop in top producer Kansas, traders said. Soybeans rose, staging a late-session rally that some traders attributed to optimism about the outcome of U.S. trade talks with
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit multimonth highs
USDA to evaluate new release schedule for livestock reports
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is analyzing information and surveying the livestock sector to determine whether the agency should change the times it releases cattle and hog reports, a top agency official said on Tuesday. USDA is open to changing its schedules in 2019 if the review indicates that is warranted,
U.S. grains: Wheat at one-week low on wetter U.S. outlooks
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday to a one-week low, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rain late next week in the southern Plains winter wheat belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat lower amid a lack of fresh supportive news, and soybeans turned down, erasing early advances, as nervous traders booked profits
U.S. grains: Wheat sags on sluggish export demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on reminders of ample world supplies and strong competition for export business, along with some forecasts for much-needed rains next week in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on export demand for U.S. supplies, and corn ended modestly
U.S. grains: Wheat ends lower on plentiful world supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell roughly one per cent on Wednesday amid reminders of plentiful global supplies and some outlooks for rain in the Plains wheat belt late next week. Corn declined on technical selling and soybeans turned lower, a day after the spot May contract set a one-month top. Chicago Board
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on USDA data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture trimmed its forecast of U.S. 2017-18 soybean ending stocks in a monthly report, bucking trade expectations for an increase. Wheat closed modestly higher on technical buying and worries about poor weather in the U.S. Plains wheat belt, while
U.S. grains: Wheat soars on U.S. weather woes
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures surged nearly four per cent on Monday, nearing a one-month high as cold weather threatened to stress U.S. wheat already weakened by drought, traders said. Soybean futures rose on signs of fresh export demand and corn followed the firm trend, with wintry conditions in the Midwest adding to
U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans surged more than two per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture stunned traders by projecting a year-on-year decline in soybean plantings and a larger-than-expected drop in corn acres. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed the firm trend,
U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to two-month lows on Wednesday as improving weather for developing crops in the drought-hit southern Plains put the focus back on ample world supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures closed lower after a choppy session as traders squared positions a day ahead of key U.S. planting
U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as rains in the Southern Plains breadbasket boosted prospects for the region’s drought-hit winter wheat crop, analysts said. Soybean futures fell while corn closed flat in light volume ahead of key data due this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The government was
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