A farmer plants corn near Ashland, Ill., northwest of Springfield, on April 14, 2016. (Photo: DMathies/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after choppy trade

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns that rains in the U.S. Midwest will stall the tail end of planting, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed, snapping a four-session losing streak on short-covering and bargain buying. Soybean futures also closed firm after trading in negative territory […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Monday, bouncing back from their lowest in more than five weeks on a round of technical buying and signs that Chinese demand for export supplies was picking up, traders said. Wheat futures dropped, their fourth straight losing session, falling through […] Read more


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USDA sees U.S. corn, soy, wheat supplies falling in 2018-19

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. soybean supplies are seen falling in the upcoming marketing year as domestic usage and exports are expected to remain strong even as production eases, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. Domestic corn and wheat stocks are also expected to drop due to smaller harvests, according to the government’s monthly […] Read more

Emergence in an Ontario soybean field. (File photo by John Greig)

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on bleak export view

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday on concerns about decreased export demand from China as well as rising expectations for a bumper crop in Brazil, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed. Soft red winter wheat offerings eased after a rally on Tuesday while hard red winter wheat contracts rose due to […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soymeal leads soybean futures higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 1.7 per cent on Friday, their fourth straight day of gains, on expectations that the U.S. will boost its share of the soymeal export market due to harvest shortfalls in Argentina, traders said. Corn futures firmed, hitting a nine-month high for the third day […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures back away from peaks

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures eased on Thursday on a round of profit-taking following a rally to a nine-month high, with forecasts for improved planting weather in key growing areas also weighing on prices, traders said. “The central and southern Midwest and Delta should finally see an extended stretch of drier weather, lasting […] Read more


Planting corn in south-central Manitoba in May 2014. (Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

U.S. grains: Corn hits nine-month high

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rallied to a nine-month peak and wheat rose to its highest in nearly seven weeks on Wednesday, supported by a round of short-covering amid persistent concerns about adverse weather curtailing harvest expectations for both grains, traders said. Soybean futures also were firm, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement […] Read more



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U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans extend losing streak

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Monday, with concerns about demand from China in focus amid a lack of fresh deals with the top global buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contracts retreating from […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on weather outlook

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell on Friday, with forecasts for beneficial crop weather across key growing areas sparking a round of fund liquidation ahead of the weekend, trader said. Wheat led the declines with the front-month Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sagging 2.8 per cent. […] Read more