Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Volatility roiled the commodity grain futures markets on Monday, as uncertainty in the U.S. weather forecast supported corn and the growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war weighed on soybeans. Wheat futures ended the day up on technical buying, traders said. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans edge up but post weekly loss on trade concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures edged away from the prior session’s seven-week low in a technical rebound on Friday but posted a weekly loss as an escalation in a year-long trade dispute between the United States and China weighed on the market. Corn and wheat prices were also slightly higher, boosted by bargain […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on China
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods while a more favorable weather outlook also sent corn prices down. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures set two-month low as improved weather hits U.S. Midwest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures had a dismal close on Wednesday and touched a two-month low as analysts said U.S. crop weather was not threatening, while wheat and soybean prices also eased. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 11 cents, or 2.7 percent, at $4.10 a bushel. The […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month low on improved U.S. crop condition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures reached a two-month low on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Monday said the U.S. crop was in better condition than analysts expected. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 6 cents, or 1.5 percent, at $4.21 a bushel. Wheat settled […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled just over 1 per cent higher on Monday, climbing for the third time in the last four sessions, underpinned by lower estimates for output in top exporter Russia. Soybeans and corn settled higher after closing down on Friday, as the focus turned to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures ease as weak exports offset crop concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. grain and soybean futures all ended the week lower, with corn futures falling for a third straight session on Friday, as traders reacted to sluggish U.S. export data and forecasts called for milder growing weather over the weekend. But traders said they were starting to doubt that much of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly export sales report that disappointed analysts. China, which is in a trade war with the United States and needs fewer soybeans as swine fever ravishes its pig herd, cancelled […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans and corn watching weather, waiting on acreage numbers
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Shifting weather forecasts and trade talk rumours should keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few weeks, as participants wait on updated acreage numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s August 12 report will include results of an acreage resurvey […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn climbs as more hot, dry weather seen in U.S. Midwest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures rose off a three-week low on Wednesday, as the prospect of further hot weather in the U.S. Midwest affecting yields this fall, while soybeans were boosted by hopes that trade talks between the United States and China could be revived. The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board […] Read more
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