Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and expectations for increased export demand as harvests neared completion, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a two-month high. Soymeal futures surged more than three per cent […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month high
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on short-covering
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures were narrowly higher on Tuesday as traders covered short positions after prices for each crop fell to the lowest levels in more than a week. The dollar reversed lower after a nine-month high against a basket of currencies, further underpinning grain prices, as a weaker dollar […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than two per cent and corn futures one per cent, weighed down by spread trading tied to abundant global grain supplies and a firm […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on technical buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on technical buying, bucking pressure from the harvest of a record-large U.S. soy crop and a strengthening dollar, analysts said. Corn also advanced while wheat fell, anchored by plentiful domestic and global stocks. At the CBOT, November soybeans settled up 7-1/2 cents […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat retreat as U.S. dollar strengthens
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Thursday, retreating from early advances as gains in the U.S. dollar and a setback in crude oil triggered broad-based selling in commodities, analysts said. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December corn settled down 6-1/2 cents at $3.51 per bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Large U.S. soy, corn crops hit resistance
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved up over the week ended Wednesday, but remain stuck in sideways trading ranges overall as large crops find themselves countered by equally large demand. “It’s a tug-of-war between the biggest supply ever, versus some of the strongest demand we’ve ever […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn firm, led by crude oil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying, export demand and spillover strength from crude oil, analysts said. Corn tracked soybeans higher while wheat settled modestly firmer after a choppy session. At the Chicago Board of Trade, November soybeans settled up nine cents at $9.81-1/2 a bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall from peak on weak cash market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in four sessions on Tuesday, pressured by a weak cash market and by profit-taking after hitting a 3-1/2-week high earlier in the session, traders said. Corn futures eased in a mild technical setback but remained within the prior session’s trading range. Wheat dropped […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb one per cent, led by veg oils
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Front-month U.S. soybean futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, hitting a three-week high on export demand and renewed strength in global vegetable oil markets, analysts said. Wheat futures firmed on fund short covering while corn closed nearly unchanged. At the Chicago Board of Trade, benchmark November soybean futures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, led by soyoil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, led by a surge in soyoil tied to firm domestic cash values and rising global vegetable oil prices, traders said. Wheat and corn climbed about one per cent on fund-driven short-covering and renewed international demand for wheat. At the Chicago Board of Trade, November soybeans […] Read more
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