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U.S. grains: Wheat drops to lowest since 2010 on record supply estimate

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures dropped to their lowest level since 2010 after the U.S. government on Thursday said year-end global supplies would be the biggest in history. Prices crumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecasts for record-large world wheat production and ending stocks fuelled fears about excessive inventories. Concerns about large […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans set new 2016 low as rains hit dry Argentina

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to seven-week lows on Monday after weekend rains across major exporter Argentina reduced the likelihood that dry weather would curb yields. Wheat futures dropped to a one-month low and corn dropped to its lowest level in three weeks as losses in other markets, including equities and energy, […] Read more



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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans await fresh news

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are waiting on fresh news for direction, according to one U.S. analyst, as both markets move on mostly technical trading short-term. “There’s some bullish influence, there’s some bearish influence, but at the end of the day, there’s just not much push either […] Read more






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U.S. grains: Wheat sags on ample global supplies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures closed lower on Monday amid plentiful global inventories and poor export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn and soybeans also fell as macroeconomic worries hung over the market and on some forecasts for much-needed rains in Argentina next week. At the Chicago Board of Trade, March wheat […] Read more



U.S. grains: Soybeans fall amid global export setbacks

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Thursday, with the most-active March contract down 1.6 per cent, the largest drop for soybeans in more than a month, after exporters canceled U.S. soybean sales to China. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat ended 4-1/4 cents lower at $4.72-1/4 per bushel, after hitting a one-month […] Read more