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U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after weather-led gains ahead of USDA report

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures retreated on Thursday after two sessions of gains in a profit-taking and position-squaring setback ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report. Corn also slipped as traders moved to the sidelines ahead of the closely watched report, the first of the season to include field surveys










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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dimming world crop prospects

Dry U.S. Midwest conditions support corn, soybeans

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied almost 3 percent on Monday on concerns that deteriorating crops in several key producing countries will tighten global stocks of the grain. Corn scaled to a 1-1/2-month high on spillover support from wheat and as dry conditions in parts of the U.S. corn belt trimmed harvest prospects, while


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U.S. grains: Soy rises on export prospects

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, notching their second straight weekly gain, bolstered by signs of strong export demand, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with winter wheat contracts easing while spring wheat contracts firmed amid concerns about crop shortfalls. Corn closed slightly firm after trading both sides of unchanged during

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures close firm

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed slightly firm on Thursday, supported by hopes that stepped-up exports to Europe would make up for business lost in a trade fight with China, traders said. Corn futures also settled in positive territory while wheat was mostly lower, weighed down by technical selling. Soybeans, corn and wheat