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Soybeans in Ontario, June 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)
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U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month low, corn two-month low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a 17-month low and corn fell to a roughly two-month low on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for cooler weather conditions that could reduce stress on developing crops, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed corn lower, declining for the second straight session even […] Read more
(Dave Clark photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. grains: Corn sags on U.S. weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on forecasts for mostly benign weather in the Midwest as the crop heads into its pollination phase next month, analysts said. Corn closed near its session lows and appeared to drag down soybeans as well. Chicago Board of Trade July […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to highest since June 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied 2.6 per cent on Friday to their highest in nearly a year, with concerns about shortfalls in the U.S. crop sparking a round of short-covering by investment funds, traders said. Corn futures also were higher, but forecasts for rain in key growing areas of […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
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U.S. grains: Wheat futures lead grain rally

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, led by a 2.9 per cent rally in the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade July contract, on concerns about dry weather leading to crop shortfalls globally. Corn also rise, following the gains in wheat, while soybeans generated strength from a bullish report on U.S. crushing, […] Read more
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat eases on rains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures were mostly lower on Wednesday, with MGEX spring wheat declining from an earlier 2-1/2-year high on pressure from technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly rainfall, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures declined the most as scattered rains fell in the Midwestern crop […] Read more
Soybeans in Ontario, June 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)
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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end higher ahead of hot spell

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Friday as forecasts for scorching temperatures in the Midwest crop belt through early next week prompted funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade winter wheat futures fell on profit-taking but still posted a weekly advance of 3.8 per cent, triggered […] Read more

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