Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat and corn futures rose for the fifth straight day on Tuesday, with short-covering and technical buying in focus as investors scrambled to stake out positions ahead of a key government report, traders said. Soybeans closed lower, pressured by profit-taking after posting early gains and some commercial hedging as farmers
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn extend winning streaks
U.S. grains: Soy surges, corn up as harvest slows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday on concerns that the slowing pace of harvest in the U.S. Midwest will delay deliveries of much-needed supplies, traders said. “We have got a wetter forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “That is definitely going to
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall sharply as supplies build
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest in more than four years on Friday, matching a similar low in Paris wheat futures, as a global supply glut overwhelmed demand and pressured prices. “Nearly every session wheat futures establish new contract lows, as supplies around the world are ample,
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall to lowest since 2010
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell 1.1 per cent to their lowest in more than four years on Thursday as farmers resumed harvesting in parts of the U.S. Midwest as fields began to dry out, traders said. Wheat and corn futures fell too, with wheat also hitting its lowest since July 2010, due
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat firm on bargain buying; corn slips
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and wheat firmed slightly on Wednesday as bargain hunters stepped into the market to provide a boost to commodities that were trending near four-year lows, traders said. Corn futures sagged as a likely record U.S. harvest in the coming weeks will flood the countryside with supplies.
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans close lower; corn firms
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures fell Tuesday, with soy pressured by technical selling and forecasts for good harvest weather, while U.S. wheat supplies struggled to find traction on the export market despite trading at four-year lows. Corn firmed, with traders noting a round of bargain buying that pushed prices into positive
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures rise; wheat dips on supply glut
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday on a bargain-buying rebound after hitting their lowest in more than four years, but gains were kept in check by expectations of a record U.S. harvest this fall, traders said. Corn futures also were higher, with short-covering and technical buying featured as prices hovered near
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat bounce on bargain buying, weather concerns
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday, rebounding from losses earlier in the week that pushed prices to contract lows on a round of bargain buying and short-covering, traders said. “We have been beaten up ever since we came back from Labour Day weekend,” said Dewey
U.S. grains: Rain forecast weighs on corn, soy, wheat futures
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybeans closed lower on Friday, flirting with contract lows on forecasts for rain that boosted confidence of bumper harvests for both crops this fall. The weather outlook, which called for rains across broad stretches of U.S. growing areas, also weighed on wheat futures as farmers prepared for seeding
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on rising concerns about Black Sea exporters
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent to a three-week high on Thursday, supported by concerns that escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia would curtail shipments from those two key grain exporters, traders said. “The grains were reasonably stable overnight, until it was reported this morning that Russian troops were launching