Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat futures lost ground on Wednesday, with prices weighed down by large global harvests, favorable weather in growing areas, and a strong U.S. dollar, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on favorable weather in growing regions
Manitoba Crop Report: Winter wheat, fall rye harvests almost complete
Rains range from none to 110 mm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest progress continued in Manitoba despite varied rainfall and dry conditions during the week ended Aug. 24, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: Soybeans, corn set to push lower
Soyoil a bright spot
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prices for the soy complex, and corn pushed lower for the most part during the week ended Aug. 27. Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex, said there were a few factors behind the declines, which he expects the losses to continue.
U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Tuesday on selling pressure as soybeans chopped up and down, though expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest limited the upside in prices, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans fell on Monday after hitting two-month highs on Friday, as industry players lost confidence that Chinese buyers would purchase U.S. soybeans, while dealers assessed exemptions granted to U.S. crude oil refiners for use of soy-based biofuels.
China says ‘rampant’ U.S. protectionism threatens agricultural ties
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. protectionism is undermining agricultural cooperation with China, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said, warning that farmers should not bear the price of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans rose further on Friday to a two-month peak as brisk weekly exports, hopes that China will revert to buying U.S. crops and a rally in soyoil offset supply pressure from favorable U.S. field conditions.
Crop tour finds huge Minnesota, Iowa crops, but diseases lurk
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prospects for corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota are the strongest in at least 22 years, scouts on Pro Farmer’s annual tour of top grain-producing states said on Thursday, but diseases already lurking in fields could limit yields at harvest.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean and corn futures surged on Thursday on short covering and bargain buying after prices sank low enough to attract buying interest, though supply pressure from favorable U.S. crop conditions continue to loom over the market, analysts said.
Crop tour finds strong corn, soy potential along with diseases in Illinois, western Iowa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn yield potential and soybean prospects are significantly above average across Illinois and western Iowa, though plant diseases could threaten final yields, scouts on an annual crop tour of the Midwest said on Wednesday.
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