CBOT March 2019 soybeans, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on uncertainty over China trade talks

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to session lows on Tuesday on reports that the Trump administration turned down Chinese offers this week for preparatory trade talks, brokers said. The declines in corn and soybeans also pared advances in wheat futures, which nonetheless ended higher on signs of tightening Russian supplies. […] Read more




CBOT March 2019 wheat with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds in export demand, bargain buying

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Wednesday in a bargain-buying and short-covering bounce as the market’s steep drop to six-week lows in the previous session triggered renewed demand for the feed grain. Wheat and soybeans also rebounded after both markets hit two-week lows on Tuesday, although buying interest evaporated late in the […] Read more



CBOT March 2019 soybeans, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak China trade data

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Monday on technical selling and on concerns about demand from China as the world’s top soy importer remains locked in a tariff war with the United States. Wheat also fell after Russia, the world’s top supplier, left its export forecast unchanged despite […] Read more


CBOT March 2019 wheat with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dollar weakness, export hopes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied from one-week lows on Friday in a technical and bargain-buying bounce as a weakened U.S. dollar and rising wheat prices in rival exporting nations boosted prospects for U.S. shipments. Corn and soybeans also advanced on technical buying and concerns about crop prospects in South America due to […] Read more




CBOT March 2019 wheat with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on China trade optimism

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Wednesday, posting gains for the fifth session in six on hopes that China will accelerate its purchases of U.S. agricultural products following three days of trade talks with the United States this week. Corn also firmed as traders anticipated the grain would be among the goods […] Read more