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U.S. grains: Exports support gains in corn, soybeans

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday with another round of export deals with China and concerns about dry weather in Argentina pushing prices higher, traders said. Short covering lent support to corn, which also benefited from overseas interest in U.S. supplies, but wheat closed lower, pressured by a strong U.S. dollar […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally, pull wheat higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Monday, snapping a four-session fall, as healthy overseas demand and rallies in Asian oilseed markets countered pressure from large global supplies, traders said. The gains in soybeans spilled over into corn and wheat markets, which also benefited from short covering by investment funds. […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat ends week down 3.6 per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Friday on bargain-buying a day after falling to multi-month lows, but both grains posted weekly declines reflecting swelling global supplies. Soybeans ended modestly lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat settled up 8-3/4 cents at $4.04-1/4 per bushel and March […] Read more

A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow.  (Lisa Guenther photo)

Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood wintry weather that stalled the autumn harvest, and production topped last year’s output, according to Reuters’ industry survey of 13 analysts and traders. Statistics Canada on Tuesday will issue its final crop production estimates for the 2016-17 marketing year. The industry expects, on average, all-wheat […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Southern Hemisphere harvest

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday for a sixth straight session, pressured by the expanding harvest of crops in the Southern Hemisphere that should add to plentiful global grain stockpiles, analysts said. Corn futures fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export data and soybeans posted modest declines. The most-active March wheat contract […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy falls on position squaring

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday in the second straight day of declines as investors evened out positions and locked in profits from monthly gains, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, pressured by a firm dollar that further dimmed prospects for U.S. supplies on the export market. Corn was steady to […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soy snaps winning streak

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.2 per cent on Tuesday, pulling back from a 4-1/2 month high on a round of profit-taking, as well as pressure from falling crude oil prices. Corn and wheat futures also fell, their fourth straight losing session due to pressure from ample global supplies. Multiple Chicago Board […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy rally extends to seventh day

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the seventh day in a row on Monday, led higher by strong export demand gains in the soymeal market, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell for the third day in a row, pressured by poor export prospects and ample supplies of […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday to a new four-month high as stronger-than-expected weekly exports and an easing dollar provided support as trading resumed after a holiday closure. Soybeans remained firm despite a decline in soyoil futures, which gave back some of the huge gains from Wednesday when vegetable oils […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soyoil jumps on new U.S. biofuel targets

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures surged nearly seven per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. government released final requirements for biofuel use for next year, analysts said. The strength in soyoil lifted soybeans, but CBOT wheat closed lower and corn was narrowly mixed, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and […] Read more