Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended strong on Friday, rallying on month-end buying a day after cancellations of U.S. soybean sales to China sent the market to a three-week low, traders said. Corn and wheat also settled higher. CBOT March soybeans finished up 14-1/2 cents at $8.82-1/4 a bushel, rebounding after dipping to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn close strong on bargain buying
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall amid global export setbacks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Thursday, with the most-active March contract down 1.6 per cent, the largest drop for soybeans in more than a month, after exporters canceled U.S. soybean sales to China. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat ended 4-1/4 cents lower at $4.72-1/4 per bushel, after hitting a one-month […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn stays within range
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn futures stayed mostly range-bound for the week ended Wednesday; the corn market ebbed and flowed with crude oil and ideas of demand. However, it also felt technical pressure, according to Sean Lusk, a co-director at the commercial hedging services division of Walsh Trading in Chicago. “Corn keeps […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat snaps rally, soy firm, corn flat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday on fund-driven technical selling and a proposal by Russia’s farm ministry to cut a wheat export tax, which tempered speculation about export restrictions. Corn coasted for the second straight day, while soybean futures rose on dry weather concerns in South America and southern Africa. At […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month high on technicals
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices climbed to a one-month high Tuesday on chart-based buying and fund short-covering as the market digested news that Russia might limit grain exports, traders said. U.S. soybean futures retreated and corn closed lower after a volatile session. At the CBOT, March wheat settled up 3-1/4 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat up on talk of Russia curbing exports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a one-week high on Monday on short-covering and concerns about the possibility that Russia might limit exports, traders said. Soybeans rose, led by soymeal, while corn ended nearly unchanged. At the Chicago Board of Trade, March wheat settled up six cents at $4.81-1/2 per bushel (all […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat post small gains
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures inched higher in end-of-week consolidation trade on Friday, supported by some fresh global supply concerns and stronger-than-expected export data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat also firmed slightly, with mild short-covering lending support. Ample global supplies but weak demand for U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn snaps winning streak but wheat, soy firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday, breaking a three-day streak of gains, as a pick-up in country movement of the yellow grain pulled prices from one-month highs hit early in the session, traders said. Wheat and soybean futures closed firm, bouncing back from declines on Wednesday on a round of bargain […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn expected to move higher, soy sideways
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have a bullish tone, according to one analyst, while soybeans are trading sideways to slightly higher. But any anticipated gains could be taken away as quickly as they come, by turbulence in outside markets. “I think there’s an opportunity to buy corn and sell […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans set back on profit taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.1 per cent on Wednesday as investors locked in profits a day after the market’s rally to a four-week high, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, pressured by weak overseas demand for U.S. supplies. But corn closed slightly higher, with a surprise export sale triggering a mild […] Read more
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