U.S. grains: Soy nears three-week low on Brazil rains, demand worries

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in nearly three weeks on Wednesday on expectations for rains to benefit plantings in Brazil, the world’s top exporter. Concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top importer, added pressure to prices. Rain showers in Brazil will help farmers move forward with planting […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on strong exports, soymeal

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Tuesday after three sessions of declines on steady export demand and higher soymeal prices, although gains were capped by beneficial rains in dry production areas of Brazil, the world’s top supplier. Corn futures eased on a bumper U.S. harvest and sluggish export demand. Wheat was mixed, […] Read more





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U.S. grains: Corn, soy turn lower on technical selling, dollar surge

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures turned lower on Thursday, reversing from one-week highs on technical selling and pressured by steep gains in the dollar that made U.S. commodities less attractive in export markets. Wheat futures also fell, retreating from gains early in the session at the Chicago Board of Trade. The […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean prices expected to rise

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– The ongoing U.S. harvest has pressured CBOT corn and soybeans in recent sessions, but support for the commodities will ramp up long-term, moving prices higher, according to a U.S. analyst. “I think you’re going to see demand improve and you’re going to see weather problems in South America emerge,” said Sean Lusk, […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soyoil tops two-month high on export sales

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures advanced on Wednesday, with export sales driving soybean oil prices to their highest in more than two months. Exporters struck deals to sell 40,000 tonnes of U.S. soybean oil, including 20,000 to China and 20,000 to unknown destinations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The deals […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn up on bargain buying after five-week low

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding from earlier losses on technical buying and bargain hunting even as autumn harvests advanced more quickly than usual under dry weather conditions. Corn jumped from a five-week low and soybeans gained for the first time in five sessions. Wheat bounced from […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat hits four-week low as relieving rains forecast

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to the lowest levels in about a month while corn and soybeans also eased on Monday, pressured by forecasts for crop-friendly rains and plentiful global supplies, traders and analysts said. Showers this week were likely to benefit parched wheat fields in Russia and the southern U.S. Plains […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls below $5 on global supply, forecasts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell roughly two per cent on Friday, dropping below US$5 a bushel amid plentiful global supplies and forecasts for timely rains in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn firmed after hitting a one-month low ahead of a busy U.S. harvest weekend. Soybean futures fell on […] Read more