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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat down to contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Monday, anchored by plentiful global grain supplies, and soybeans sagged as forecasts called for beneficial rains in Argentina, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled down 3-3/4 cents at $3.49 per bushel after hitting a contract low at $3.48-1/4

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased to contract lows on Friday, capping a week of five straight days of declines that saw the market shed 4.6 per cent of its value. Soybean futures also were weaker while corn edged higher on a mild short-covering bounce. A forecast for bigger-than-expected wheat production in Canada