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Grain Markets
GRAINS-U.S. corn hits contract low; soybeans, wheat steady
FOB Gulf Grain-Soy, corn and wheat steady to firm after futures sink
CHICAGO, July 11 (Reuters) – U.S. FOB Gulf soybean, corn and wheat basis offers held firm late Friday after futures plummeted to multiyear lows on bearish U.S. Agriculture Department data, traders said. * Importers were cautious about booking fresh sales the past couple days, waiting for USDA’s monthly crop report, traders said. USDA on Friday
GRAINS-Prices hit multi-year lows as U.S. raises supply forecasts
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U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids mixed, soy unchanged; farmer sales stalled
July 11 (Reuters) – Spot cash basis bids for corn were mixed in the U.S. Midwest early Friday, as many farmers in the eastern Corn Belt focused on the soft red wheat harvest and held off booking crop sales, dealers said. * The growers largely remain uninterested in booking crop sales due to soft Chicago
CBOT Calls-Soybeans up 1-4 cents, corn up 1-2, wheat steady to down 2
July 11 (Reuters) – Following are U.S. trade expectations for the opening of the Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy complex trading at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Friday.
FOB Gulf Grain-Soy firm, corn/wheat steady as futures fall more
CHICAGO, July 10 (Reuters) – U.S. FOB Gulf soybean basis offers were steady to firmer after the close on Thursday, with the drop in futures prompting more inquiries for new-crop soybeans, traders said. * FOB corn and wheat offers were mostly steady against a backdrop of lower futures and new contract lows. * High waters
U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids steady to mixed, light corn sales
July 10 (Reuters) – Spot corn basis bids were steady to narrowly mixed, while soybean bids held steady around the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, dealers said. * Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy futures fell. * Some farmers booked light corn sales on fears CBOT corn futures would fall further and drag cash prices
GRAINS-New-crop corn hits fresh low on big U.S. crop outlook
* Ideal weather in U.S. Midwest pressures corn, soy prices * USDA on Friday expected to raise outlook for corn, soy crops * Weekly U.S. wheat export sales below analysts’ estimates (Updates with U.S. trading, changes dateline) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, July 10 (Reuters) – New-crop U.S. corn futures set a contract low for the
GRAINS-Corn drops for 8th day, soy at 5-month low on perfect weather
* Corn falls further, matches Wednesday’s contract low
FOB Gulf Grain-Corn, soy steady/firm as futures fall; wheat mixed
CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) – U.S. FOB Gulf corn basis offers were firmer on Wednesday after futures fell to contract lows, and also because of stronger CIF values and steady interest in U.S. corn now competitive with South America and Black Sea, traders said. * FOB soybean offers were steady/firm with the drop in futures
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