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U.S. grains: Wheat drops most since August after USDA acreage surprise

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures tumbled nearly three per cent on Friday, notching their biggest daily decline since August, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed larger-than-expected U.S. winter wheat plantings. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows, while soybeans turned higher in a recovery from four-month lows in the wake of the midday […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans down ahead of USDA crop data

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-month low on Thursday ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture data due on Friday that was expected to show bigger U.S. stockpiles and higher Brazilian soy output. Wheat futures also eased after weekly U.S. wheat export sales came in below analyst expectations, while corn futures […] Read more


Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on U.S. inventories

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to a four-month low on Wednesday, declining for the third straight session on expectations of higher U.S. stocks due to slower exports and a forecast of increased production in Brazil. Wheat futures were slightly higher and corn flat as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures gained on Tuesday, after earlier falls, as investors covered short positions and prepared for government crop data due on Friday. Wheat steadied after three sessions of declines and corn bounced from three-week lows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to show smaller U.S. […] Read more





U.S. grains: Soybeans end 2017 down four per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures firmed on Friday as rising crude oil futures helped lift soyoil, but soybeans still recorded a yearly loss of about four per cent, reflecting big 2017 harvests in South America and the U.S. Wheat drifted lower on Friday but posted its first yearly gain since 2012, while corn […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-month low

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell more than one per cent and neared a four-month low Thursday on improving crop prospects in Brazil that could curb demand for U.S. soy exports, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined in thin trade between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Chicago Board of […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat up more than one per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday while corn was higher for the sixth straight session as technical buying and end-of-year positioning buoyed grain prices, traders and analysts said. Soybean futures turned lower on the Chicago Board of Trade after an earlier 1-1/2-week high on profit-taking and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans up on short-covering, Argentina’s weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday, notching their second straight session of gains, as investors bought back short positions amid extended forecasts for warm and dry weather in Argentina, traders said. Corn futures were narrowly higher and wheat slightly lower at the Chicago Board of Trade as […] Read more