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U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

By Tom Polansek April 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Thursday after dropping to a five-month low on concerns about weak export demand and large harvests in South America. Corn futures ended near unchanged, while wheat futures touched a one-month low on a broadly favourable harvest outlook in the Northern Hemisphere. Positioning ahead of a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

By Julie Ingwersen April 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export sales data and expectations of large South American harvests that should dampen U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures were higher on short-covering after a five-session slide and worries that wintry weather in the Dakotas will curb plantings of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 13, 2019

As high-level trade talks are underway in Beijing this week between the U.S. and China, commodity markets are watching carefully, said an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. “All eyes are on March 1,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Should negotiators fail to make any progress toward resolving the U.S./China trade war, the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on South America weather, trade jitters

By Julie Ingwersen February 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Monday on improving crop weather in South America and worries about a looming March 1 deadline for a U.S.-China trade agreement, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while wheat futures were mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade contracts edging higher. CBOT […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

By Karl Plume February 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended firm on Friday as late-session short-covering lifted prices from lows notched after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected record large U.S. soy stocks amid a still-unresolved trade dispute with top importer China. Corn eased after USDA released a flood of data Friday, some of it delayed […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries

By Julie Ingwersen January 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on worries about poor crop weather reducing yield potential in South America, analysts said, while traders continued to watch for any developments in U.S. trade relations with top global soy buyer China. Wheat firmed on hopes that rising prices in Russia, the world’s biggest exporter, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia lessens export curb fears

By Karl Plume December 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Friday after Russia raised its grain export forecast and dampened speculation that tight supplies would prompt curbs on overseas shipments from the world’s biggest wheat supplier. Soybeans dropped to a three-week low as favourable weather boosted crop prospects in South America, overshadowing […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm December 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Speculative short-covering and optimism over trade with China helped soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade move higher over the week ended Wednesday. While additional gains are possible, both markets will take more short-term direction from the day-to-day headlines. Conflicting headlines, tweets and other commentary lead to a choppy […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seen dropping further still

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 15, 2018

CNS Canada — As global oilseed overproduction and a trade war rages on between the U.S. and China, producers should get used to lower canola prices, according to one analyst. “For the last two years (we’ve been) moving in a $480-$530 type of range. My best guess is that when we get into 2019, (without […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound soy, corn look for fresh news

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 15, 2018

CNS Canada — With Midwestern harvest operations nearing completion for the year, rangebound U.S. grain and oilseed markets are looking for fresh news to provide direction. Soybean, corn and wheat futures all remain stuck in relatively sideways trading patterns and “the only thing that will change that is an adverse situation in South American weather, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on South America weather, trade jitters

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia lessens export curb fears

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seen dropping further still

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound soy, corn look for fresh news

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