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

U.S. grains: Soy falls as traders wait for more sales to China

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a one-month low on Monday as traders watched and waited for China to make further purchases after re-entering the market recently as trade tensions eased. Corn futures also came under pressure from disappointment over a lack of demand from China, traders said. China bought U.S. soybeans on […] Read more



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

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia lessens export curb fears

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Friday after Russia raised its grain export forecast and dampened speculation that tight supplies would prompt curbs on overseas shipments from the world’s biggest wheat supplier. Soybeans dropped to a three-week low as favourable weather boosted crop prospects in South America, overshadowing […] Read more

CBOT March 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy down as supplies outweigh China demand

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to three-week lows on Thursday as improving crop prospects in South America overshadowed renewed Chinese demand for U.S. shipments. Corn futures also fell to the lowest in three weeks on concerns about demand from ethanol producers and as forecasts for rain in dry areas of Brazil’s corn […] Read more


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

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys more U.S. shipments

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as Chinese importers booked U.S. shipments in the second wave of purchases since striking a trade war truce with Washington earlier this month. Corn also firmed as traders anticipated import purchases by China as part of the detente, which included […] Read more

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

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on hopes for more sales to China

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday after two sessions of declines as traders anticipated more purchases by China after the world’s top soy importer last week booked its first U.S. shipments in six months. Wheat futures climbed, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and rising wheat prices in top exporter Russia. Corn prices […] Read more


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

U.S. grains: Soybeans down again, corn ends higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday for a second session as traders reacted to smaller-than-expected purchases this week by China coupled with ballooning global supplies, traders said. Corn futures firmed on prospects for China to start buying U.S. supplies of the yellow grain, while wheat declined, consolidating a day after reaching […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain market inching higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The feed grain market in Western Canada is starting to firm up as a lack of farmer selling has supplies tightening. “It seems like we’re kind of moving higher here at the moment. Markets have a firmer tone to them for now,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Barley […] Read more



CBOT January 2019 soybeans with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys U.S. supplies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 4-1/2-month high on Wednesday as China bought U.S. soybeans for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in early December. State-owned Chinese companies bought at least 500,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans, two U.S. traders said, in deals valued […] Read more