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U.S. grains: Wheat retreats on profit-taking, weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent on Wednesday on a mix of profit-taking following 10-month highs established a day earlier and improving weather forecasts for U.S. and Canadian spring wheat regions, analysts said. Corn futures hit a one-month low and soybeans followed the weak trend. As of 12:51 p.m. […] Read more



Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dry weather fears

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped more than two per cent on Friday and ended the week up nearly five per cent as worries about dry weather in key global production regions fueled short-covering and speculative buying. Soybeans advanced for the fifth time in six sessions on renewed Chinese buying of U.S. export […] Read more



A wheat crop in progress on May 24, 2016 north of London, Ont. (Ralph Pearce photo)

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on weather, turns lower

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased from 10-month peaks on Thursday as profit-taking eroded early gains stemming from dry weather in the U.S. Plains and other major growing areas around the world. Soybeans slipped from three-week highs as hedge-related selling offset earlier support from signs of renewed export demand from top buyer China. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on hopes for renewed demand from China

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures scaled to a 2-1/2-week high on Wednesday as signs of renewed Chinese demand for U.S. exports lifted prices for a fourth straight session. Corn reached a 9-1/2 month peak on concerns about planting and early crop development due to adverse weather, while wheat extended prior-session gains as dry […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains dryness, technical buying

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical buying and crop production concerns due to dry weather in the U.S. Plains wheat belt and other major production areas around the globe. Corn futures advanced on spillover support from wheat, while soybeans advanced on follow-through buying from Monday’s […] Read more

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

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on U.S.-China trade truce

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped more than two per cent on Monday after Washington and Beijing agreed to drop tariff threats, easing fears that demand for U.S. shipments to top importer China could slow. Corn prices were little changed, while wheat dropped on crop-boosting rains in the U.S. Plains wheat belt and […] Read more


Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Friday, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract surging 4.1 per cent on forecasts for dry conditions that could further stress an already damaged crop. The weather outlook also threatened to slow planting progress in the U.S. Midwest, which was supportive […] Read more