Chicago|Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures firmed on Monday, bouncing off multiyear lows due to a mild round of bargain buying and short covering, traders said. But forecasts for excellent growing weather across broad stretches of the Midwest during the next two weeks limited gains as little stress is expected on both corn
GRAINS – Bargain buying supports bump in U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop; corn firms on technical buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, capping their fourth straight losing week on profit taking and concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat also fell, weighed down by technical selling and seasonal harvest pressure, while corn rose to a 10-day high. Soybeans finished
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise following heavy rains in U.S. Midwest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for the second straight session on Thursday, supported by concerns that heavy rains in some growing areas of the U.S. may have caused damage to developing crops, traders said. “It looks like 10 to 20 per cent of the Corn Belt is just too darn
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from their lowest in nearly three months on a round of mild bargain buying, traders said. Wheat futures rose on support from short-covering as well as disappointing harvest yields in key hard red winter wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains. Corn followed wheat higher,
U.S. grains: Soy leads corn lower as supply concerns ease
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.7 per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday, dropping below US$14 a bushel for the first time since March 24, on the easing of pressure on the U.S. balance sheet, traders said. Corn also weakened, hitting a 4-1/2-month low, while wheat firmed on moderate
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall on expected strong harvest
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures dropped 1.3 per cent on Monday on expectations of a robust U.S. harvest this fall due to good crop weather across the U.S. Midwest, traders said. “Weather remains highly beneficial for new crop development,” Sterling Smith, futures specialist at Citigroup in Chicago, said in a
U.S. grains: Wheat up from three-month low on bargain buying; corn weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures edged higher on Wednesday on a round of mild bargain buying following a 10-session losing streak that pushed prices to a three-month low, traders said. “Wheat is due for a bounce, but any rebound may be limited unless some major problems develop on the northern Plains into Canada
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit three-month lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.6 per cent, their fourth straight losing session, on Tuesday on forecasts for rain across the U.S. Midwest that should spur growth of the recently seeded crop, traders said. Expectations for a bumper harvest of corn already were high following timely planting and a U.S. government report
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on tight supplies, wheat hits three-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday on signs of strong export demand that threatened to further deplete thin U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn was close to unchanged, with good crop weather pressuring prices, while wheat futures sagged to a three-month low on ample global stocks and lacklustre demand. CBOT wheat has
U.S. soy, spring wheat plantings soar as farmers wrap up corn
Chicago | Reuters — Soybean planting surged ahead of schedule across the U.S. Midwest during the past week as farmers neared the end of their corn seeding, U.S. government data released on Tuesday showed. Good weather in key growing areas also allowed farmers in the northern U.S. Plains to seed large tracts of their spring