GRAINS-Corn falls, set for 13 percent monthly slide

SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. new-crop corn fell on Thursday, with the grain poised to finish the month down 13 percent as expectations for ample supplies weighed on prices. FUNDAMENTALS * December corn was down 0.5 percent and heading for a 13 percent monthly fall, the contract’s biggest monthly fall and the third in


FOB Gulf Grain-Premiums hold on demand, tight loading capacity

CHICAGO, July 30 (Reuters) – Export premiums for corn and soybeans held mostly steady at U.S. ports on Wednesday, supported by good demand for new-crop supplies and the limited capacity to load vessels of the crops during the approaching harvest, traders said. * Corn buyers were said to have delayed purchases after futures climbed modestly.






FOB Gulf Grain-Premiums hold on freight, limited loading capacity

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – Export premiums for corn and soybeans held mostly steady at U.S. ports on Tuesday as limited loading availability during the upcoming autumn harvest continued to underpin values, traders said. * High freight costs on Midwest rivers and U.S. railways also supported export premiums, while farmers have sold smaller-than-normal amounts of