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CBOT December 2022 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago futures slide on profit taking, slumping dollar

Wheat slips following USDA report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all fell on Thursday as investors across the board sought to take profits amid global supply questions, even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news that U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, traders said. The monthly U.S. inflation reading is being closely […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’

'Somehow the USDA found higher yields'

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Updated estimates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report, released Wednesday, saw larger than expected increases to soybean and corn yield estimates in the country. However, that data did little to move the markets, with the commodities likely stuck in a sideways range for the time being, according to a trader. […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as USDA raises global supply view

USDA lifts U.S. corn, soy yield views; stocks still tight

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly raised its global supply outlook in a monthly report, citing larger crops in Australia, the U.K. and Kazakhstan that offset lower Argentine and EU production. A firmer U.S. dollar also weighed on wheat, along with optimism about […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease as traders await crop data

Wheat traders eye Black Sea supplies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday eased on long liquidation ahead of the release of widely followed government crop forecasts on Wednesday, analysts said. The wheat market also grappled with Black Sea supply prospects as Ukraine sought to expand a grain deal allowing exports from Black Sea ports. The most-active […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund short position in canola dips to four-month low

Net long increases in CBOT soybeans

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy covering short positions and putting on some fresh longs in the canola market during the week ended Nov. 1. That lowered the net short position in the ICE Futures canola market to its smallest level since the beginning of July, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled […] Read more
CBOT January 2023 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag on worries about China demand

Upcoming USDA data in focus

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday, retreating from a six-week high, pressured by fears about export demand after top buyer China denied it was considering easing its stringent zero-COVID policy. Traders were also adjusting positions ahead of monthly supply-and-demand reports due at mid-week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Wheat […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, grains climb as energy prices rise, dollar cools

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Friday as soyoil futures reached their highest level since June, buoyed by strong energy prices along with optimism about demand from China, the world’s top soy buyer, traders said. Wheat and corn followed broad strength in the commodities sector as the dollar […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower, halting win streak; corn, wheat also slide

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Thursday, pausing after a seven-session climb as lackluster U.S. export sales and macroeconomic worries weighed on prices, traders said. Corn and wheat also declined, with a sharply higher dollar hanging over the grain complex. Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans SF3 settled down 17 cents at $14.37 […] Read more
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Corn, Markets, Reuters

Brazil moves closer to China corn exports as Beijing approves traders

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Beijing/Sao Paulo | Reuters – Chinese customs updated its list of approved Brazilian corn exporters on Wednesday, a move a Brazilian agriculture official said could jumpstart sales of corn to the world’s second-largest economy. The approvals could reshape global trade flows and result in fewer sales for farmers in the United States, the world’s top corn supplier. […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat slumps as Russia says it will resume Black Sea grain deal

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris/Chicago | Reuters – Wheat futures plummeted from Chicago to Europe on Wednesday after Russia said it would resume its participation in a deal to export grain from war-torn Ukraine, a reversal of its weekend decision to pull out of the deal in a move that had sent wheat futures surging higher. Corn followed wheat lower on the Black Sea […] Read more

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