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U.S. grains: Corn sinks to contract lows

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to new contract lows for the third straight day on Thursday as lower-than-expected weekly export sales and abundant supplies weighed on the market. Soybeans also declined on disappointing weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales data and as improving crop weather in Brazil raised prospects that the […] Read more
Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)
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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on seasonal strength, bullish soyoil data

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday on seasonal strength as the Midwest harvest wound down and a jump in soyoil tied to an unexpected monthly drawdown in domestic supplies, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell nearly two per cent, nearing contract lows, in a technical sell-off. Corn futures […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn hits one-year low as harvest nears end

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped 1.4 per cent to a one-year low on Tuesday, pressured by ample supplies from the nearly completed harvest of the second-largest domestic corn crop on record, traders said. Soybeans declined, following corn lower, as improving crop weather in South America added to bearish sentiment. But wheat futures […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a month on Monday, pressured by improving crop weather in South America and chart-based selling, with the benchmark January contract falling through several key moving averages, analysts said. Wheat fell in technical moves amid a lack of news, and corn fell but the […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Winter wheat mixed; corn, soy firm ahead of USDA report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. winter wheat futures ended mixed on Wednesday while soybeans and corn closed slightly higher as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop supply and demand report due out on Thursday, traders said. Short covering buoyed corn and wheat late in the day, offsetting earlier declines […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn rises to one-week high on exports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday on bargain buying and improving export demand, although gains were limited by reports of higher-than-anticipated U.S. harvest yields. Soybeans rose for a second day and notched a two-week high as expectations of lower U.S. yields and rising demand from China supported […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on technical selling

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday as technical selling pressure dragged prices lower for a fifth straight session. Chart-based selling accelerated as prices slipped below the prior day’s two-month low, more than offsetting supportive news of a large export sale to Iraq and a government report showing the […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on Brazil rains, technical selling

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned lower on Monday on forecasts for crop-boosting rains in some areas of Brazil and as technical selling and month-end positioning weighed on the market. Corn was narrowly mixed and wheat futures fell for a fourth straight session, with some wheat contract months hitting fresh contract lows. Prices […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat futures sink as dollar rallies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, their third straight day of declines, as a firm U.S. dollar further dampened the already poor prospects for U.S. supplies on the export market, traders said. Corn futures also weakened, weighed down by the drop in wheat, while soybeans firmed slightly. Strength in cash markets […] Read more

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