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U.S. grains: Wheat records fourth month of decline

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a fourth consecutive month of losses on Wednesday, pulled down by plentiful global supplies, while expectations of bumper U.S. harvests pressured soybeans and corn. At the Chicago Board of Trade, most-active December wheat settled down four cents at $3.88-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). December corn ended […] Read more

Harvest equipment stands ready in the Livelong, Sask. area, about 100 km north of North Battleford. (Lisa Guenther photo)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat slide on prospects for rising stockpiles

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday and soybeans hit a four-week low on expectations for big crops and rising grain supplies, traders and analysts said. At the Chicago Board of Trade, November soybeans settled down 13-1/2 cents at $9.50-3/4 per bushel and December corn ended down […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Wheat falls to decade low on ample supplies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Wheat futures dropped to their lowest price in Chicago in nearly a decade on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and technical selling. Corn dropped for the fifth straight session and soybeans lost ground for the fourth straight day, as a U.S. tour of mostly robust crops wrapped up. The Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans sag to near two-week low as crop impresses scouts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid for a third consecutive session on Thursday, giving up three per cent to their lowest since mid-August, as a widely watched crop tour reported bumper prospects across the U.S. Midwest. Corn and wheat lost ground for a fourth session in a row, amid expectations for huge global grain supplies. […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans watch U.S. export sales

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, while soybean futures added gains for the September contract but recorded losses for the November contract. “Everything’s coming off this week, (prices are) coming down… there’s no real major issues going on,” said Terry Reilly, senior commodity […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans weighed down by big harvest prospects

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. soybeans and grains dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by abundant harvest prospects in key countries. Soybeans led the way lower, as the closely watched four-day Pro Farmer U.S. Midwest Crop Tour scouted impressive crops in central Illinois, following its observation a day earlier of above-average soybean pod counts in Nebraska and Indiana. […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Weather forecast weighs on soybeans

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday as the weather outlook for the Midwest bolstered expectations of a huge harvest in the fall, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed, recovering from early weakness on short-covering and technical buying. The forecast for key growing areas of the U.S. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans weaken while corn, wheat tick higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures eased on Thursday, closing well above session lows as technical buyers stepped into the market after profit-taking sparked an early sell-off, traders said. Wheat and corn futures firmed on short-covering, recovering from early dips into negative territories. Rain in key U.S. growing areas that removed some lingering doubts […] Read more