Reading Time: 1 minute CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade will soon face seasonal harvest pressure, but good demand may limit the downside this year. Slight upward revisions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s yield estimates in the latest supply/demand report weighed on soybeans and corn on Tuesday, but the soybean losses […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Strong demand to underpin soy, corn
U.S. grains: Soy rises on technicals, dry forecast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 3-1/2-week high on Tuesday on technical buying and forecasts for dry weather in the Midwest that could threaten late-season yield prospects, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed the higher trend. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled up 19 cents at $9.68-1/2 per bushel […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in export deals, traders said. Corn futures also were lower, pressured by the drop in wheat as well as good weather for crop development across the […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Technicals trump recent support in soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade look technically bearish, one U.S. analyst says, but spec-longs may keep support in the market. Corn futures, meanwhile, are expected to continue in a rangebound trend. “Corn is still basically in a trading range; it doesn’t excite people. Beans, they’re all over the place,” […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month high
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
ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Snow, rain and cold temperatures over the past week helped canola futures trend higher, hitting their strongest levels in three months. With about a fifth of the crop facing harvest delays, more gains are possible, but the large U.S. soybean crop remains a bearish influence in the background. “Farmers continue to struggle […] Read more
Wide canola crush margins show no sign of narrowing
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Canola crush margins remain very wide, and are showing no signs of narrowing back in. As of Friday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $130 above the November contract, which compares with levels at the same time a year ago of $58. Crush margins provide […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sets 10-month high on export demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose about one per cent on Friday to the highest level in 10 months on strong export demand and short-covering ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend, traders said. Soybean futures also climbed even as nearby soymeal futures declined. Wheat futures closed little changed after […] Read more
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