Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Wednesday amid uncertainty about exports from war-torn Ukraine, analysts said, while gains in corn and soybean futures evaporated. Concerns about Ukraine increased as data from the country’s agriculture ministry showed that grain exports have slowed over the past 10 days, with volumes so far this month 9 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from one-month low amid Ukraine export uncertainty
U.S. grains: Wheat futures slip to one-month low as soybeans advance
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Tuesday under pressure from expectations for rain in dry global growing areas and for continued exports of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea region. Soybean and corn futures advanced. Weather forecasts for showers in the coming days in drought-affected […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease as U.S. harvest progresses amid dull demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Monday as concerns about dull demand anchored prices as newly harvested crops flooded the market. Wheat declined on weak demand and as rains in the drought-hit U.S. Plains wheat belt lifted prospects for the recently planted winter crop. Largely favourable weather across the Midwest […] Read more
U.S. grains: U.S. soybean, corn, wheat futures bounce after sell-off
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, with bargain buying in focus after prices fell to their lowest since late July a day earlier, traders said. Corn futures also ended firm after posting sharp declines on Thursday. All three commodities traded in both positive and negative territory, with concerns about tightening world supplies providing […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as crop concerns rise; wheat follows higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures surged 4.2 percent to a 7-1/2-week high on Tuesday as a report on crop conditions and a tour of key growing areas in the Midwest raised concerns that the size of the U.S. harvest will fall below expectations. The potential for reduced yields in the fall also sparked […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall; corn rises; wheat eases as Ukraine trade watched
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday for the fourth session of the last five, pressured by forecasts for spotty Midwest rains that could boost the health of it crop as it passes through key development periods, traders said. “Last year taught us that crops can survive (and even thrive) on minimal, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from 6-month low; corn and soy also climb
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures rose sharply on Thursday, rebounding from the prior session’s six-month low, buoyed by a weak dollar and talk of a pick-up in demand following the recent decline in prices. Corn prices also regained ground after falling earlier in the week while soybeans rose sharply. The most-active wheat contract […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit six-month low, soy weak, corn ends firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday, touching a six-month low with traders saying that newly harvested supplies were able to meet the current global demand. Soybean futures also were weaker, with the latest weather outlooks calling for better weather during key development periods for the U.S. crop. “The […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls 3 percent as Ukraine shipments resume; corn, soy also sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than 3 percent on Tuesday as the resumption of maritime grain exports from Ukraine tempered global grain supply concerns, and the dollar <.DXY> rallied, making U.S. grains less competitive globally. Corn and soybean futures also fell on better-than-expected weekly U.S. crop conditions. All three markets sagged late in the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to biggest weekly gain in 22 years as U.S. Midwest heats up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans rallied on Friday and were set for their biggest weekly rise in 22 years as forecasts of hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest raised supply concerns, while strong soymeal demand added support. Corn made its biggest weekly gain in nearly five months, while wheat finished the week […] Read more
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