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U.S. grains: Corn sinks to contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to new contract lows for the third straight day on Thursday as lower-than-expected weekly export sales and abundant supplies weighed on the market. Soybeans also declined on disappointing weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales data and as improving crop weather in Brazil raised prospects that the

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U.S. grains: Front-month soy tops US$10

New York | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures closed above US$10 a bushel on Friday, the highest in 2-1/2 months, on follow-through buying a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its estimate of the U.S. average soy yield, analysts said. Corn futures rose on a bigger-than-expected weekly export sales tally and wheat



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U.S. grains: Soy rises to one-week high on export deals

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a one-week peak on Monday on strong export demand and drier-than-expected Midwest weather over the weekend, although forecasts for a bumper U.S. harvest this autumn limited gains. Corn futures edged higher on short covering following recent declines, while wheat prices were narrowly mixed. Some traders squared


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U.S. grains: New forecast ends rallies

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 3.8 per cent on Thursday, giving up early gains after new weather forecasts boosted expectations of a robust harvest in the U.S. Corn and wheat futures also closed lower after rallying to two-week highs earlier in the session. The latest outlooks dialed back the amount of time