Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn strengthened on Thursday as worries about the August weather forecast in the central U.S. took centre stage. Meanwhile, slow demand and cheap Russian exports pressured wheat as a crop tour in North Dakota forecast high spring yields in the United States, according to analysts. Hot, dry weather […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans rise on hot, dry weather concerns
U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.
CBOT Weekly: Weather, fund buying raises prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite the majority of all three major United States crops being in good to excellent condition, hot weather and speculative fund buying have lifted prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn touch two-week highs on short-covering, weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market unwinds some of its ‘Trump trade’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Monday on a flurry of short covering, with prices rebounding from last week's 2020 lows as traders re-evaluated the U.S. political landscape after U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday.
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on short covering, global weather worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed on Friday on short-covering and concerns over weather in wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains and globally.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Canadian prices drift
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies varied the week ended July 18, despite the United States wheat complex being lower. Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat was mixed, while Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum down hard, particularly durum prices.
U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from near 4-year low; corn and wheat decline
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Thursday on bargain buying and signs of renewed export demand after the most-active contract Sv1 fell to a nearly four-year low in early trading, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on bargain buying; corn firm, soy mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday on bargain buying one day after a drop in prices to four-month lows appeared to spur fresh export business, traders said.
CBOT Weekly: Market choppy as funds continue to build shorts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite a weakened United States dollar on July 17, activity in the grains at the Chicago Board of Trade was choppy, according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Added to that, Ettner pointed out the speculative funds resumed accumulating very large short positions in corn and soybeans.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
