Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago September corn CU24 plunged on Friday to contract lows after U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed far more acres planted with the grain than expected due to favorable spring weather.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, recovering from a string of retreats on bargain buying and strong export demand, analysts said.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat held steady on Wednesday after notching a more than two-month low the day before on bargain buying and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's acreage report.
Reading Time: 2minutes Grain futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are expected to decline after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its prospective plantings and quarterly grain stocks reports on June 28.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of flooding and heat on crops in the central U.S.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans rose on Monday as flooding hit the upper Midwest after a weekend of thunderstorms. Corn fell on acreage expectations ahead of a USDA report on Friday and wheat was down with analysts citing U.S. harvest pressure.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures strengthened on Friday as some weather models showed heavy rain putting certain U.S. production areas at risk of flooding, though they closed down for the week.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn slid on Thursday while soybeans closed at their lowest in two months as forecasts for heavy rains alleviated concerns about a heat wave in the central U.S. stressing crops.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, reversing direction after a two-day slide, as investors tracked a heat wave moving across the eastern Corn Belt after the government reported a decline in U.S. crop ratings.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, with wheat at a near two-month low as fund selling pressure rolled into a short holiday trading week, traders said.
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