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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans jump to two-month high on Trump comments

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a two-month high on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about China buying more U.S. soybeans, traders said. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said China is “lifting the Soybean count to 20 Million Tons for the current season […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy prices recover on updated biofuel guidance

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago grain and soybean futures regained ground on Tuesday as a selloff in commodity markets subsided and after the U.S. Treasury Department released updated guidance on biofuel tax credits, analysts said. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade Sv1 settled 5-1/2 cents higher at $10.65-3/4 a bushel, recovering […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn end lower on broad commodities slump

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Monday, tracking a slump in broader commodities markets, particularly falling crude oil prices. Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans Sv1 settled down four cents to $10.60-1/4 a bushel. Wheat Wv1 closed 10-1/4 cents lower at $5.27-3/4 a bushel, and corn […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by profit-taking and a rebound in the U.S. dollar, after the greenback reached a four-year low on Tuesday. Market participants were adjusting positions at the end of the month and after a volatile trading week that saw record-high precious metal prices […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds rise on recent dollar weakness, biofuel optimism

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago grain and soybean futures climbed on Wednesday after the dollar’s weakening to a four-year low made U.S. crops more attractive for overseas buyers. Grain markets were also monitoring the impact of a winter storm on U.S. wheat fields and agricultural supply chains, while assessing comments by U.S. President Donald Trump […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as dollar hits four-year low

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures crept higher on Tuesday and wheat finished nearly unchanged as a sliding dollar underpinned prices. Corn futures ended slightly lower. The drop in the dollar index, which sank near a four-year low, helped to steady grain prices after a pullback on Monday, making U.S. crops look cheaper overseas, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls after hitting six-week high on U.S., Russia crop worries

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures pulled back after climbing to a six-week high on Monday as worries eased about cold weather threatening U.S. and Russian crops. Corn and soybean futures also retreated from multi-week highs. Traders focused on the weather as temperatures remained frigid after a severe winter storm blasted […] Read more