Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Thursday on bargain buying and signs of renewed export demand after the most-active contract Sv1 fell to a nearly four-year low in early trading, analysts said.
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U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from near 4-year low; corn and wheat decline
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices remain lower despite upswing in market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Although prices for barley and wheat have swung higher during the week ended July 18, prices for feed grains fell back.
U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on bargain buying; corn firm, soy mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday on bargain buying one day after a drop in prices to four-month lows appeared to spur fresh export business, traders said.
CBOT Weekly: Market choppy as funds continue to build shorts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite a weakened United States dollar on July 17, activity in the grains at the Chicago Board of Trade was choppy, according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Added to that, Ettner pointed out the speculative funds resumed accumulating very large short positions in corn and soybeans.
Farm growth pushes farmers to bring grain handling and conditioning home
Reading Time: < 1 minute As farms have increased in size, their storage requirements now mean far greater quantities of a single crop, whether it be canola or wheat. This means higher capacity, flat-bottomed bins. These are often centrally located, with larger capacity handling equipment and sometimes permanently installed handling equipment.
Manitoba crops advancing with warm weather: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warmer conditions across Manitoba during the week ended July 16 helped advance crop growth, with recent rainfall leaving most of the province with wet or optimal soil moisture conditions, according to the latest provincial crop report.
U.S. grains: Oversold corn and soy bounce back after lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean and corn futures firmed on Tuesday after hitting multi-year lows on bargain buying and forecasts for lower harvests in some parts of the world, according to analysts.
Bunge offers to sell Viterra’s oilseeds facilities in Poland, Hungary, source says
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. grains merchant Bunge has offered to sell Viterra's crush and refining plants for oilseeds in Hungary and Poland in order to secure EU antitrust approval for the $34 billion merger, a person close to the deal said on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans near 4-year low; corn, wheat sag on supply prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in nearly four years on Monday and corn and wheat futures followed the weaker trend as rains bolstered Midwest production prospects and traders worried about demand for big crops, analysts said.
Short position in canola edges lower, while soybeans/corn rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute The managed money short position in canola futures edged lower in the latest data, while bearish bets in soybeans hit their largest level in five years and the net short position in corn set a new record, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).