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CBOT soybean market lacking positive drivers

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could continue drifting downward as there’s not much positive underpinning the market. “There’s talk of China slowing down demand, we’ve seen the seasonal top in export inspections, and Chinese crush margins are running right around negative,” said […] Read more

Corn, soy chop around waiting for harvest to conclude

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — ICE soybeans finished higher for the week ended Wednesday on volatile trade as demand for supplies outweighed concerns over the growing potential of the crop in South America. Traders will likely square positions and look for bargains during the next week of trading on the corn and soybean market, according to a […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week high on firm cash, demand for meal

Reading Time: 2 minutes EDITOR’S NOTE: Reuters’ daily closing reports from U.S. grain and oilseed futures markets are now available via the “Markets” section on the Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer and Manitoba Co-operator sites. You’ll be able to find them there instead of here in the Daily News feed starting next week. Chicago | Reuters — […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit two-week lows on huge U.S. crops

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans tumbled to two-week lows on Wednesday, extending steep declines from the previous session as record harvests neared completion and investors took profits after recent multimonth highs. Wheat fell to a one-week low at the Chicago Board of Trade on pressure from technical selling and weak export demand. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on record exports, big U.S. crush

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans jumped one per cent on Monday, rebounding from an earlier one-week low after government and private reports showed larger-than-expected demand from exporters and crushers. Wheat and corn futures each fell more than one per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), pressured by disappointing international demand for U.S. […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean prices fell on Wednesday, retreating from multi-month highs on profit-taking, farmer selling and rumours of South American soymeal cargoes being shipped to the U.S., traders said. Wheat prices rose on concerns that a cold spell in the U.S. Plains and Midwest could halt early crop growth, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on soymeal demand

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged nearly four per cent on Tuesday on strength in the cash market as slow country movement and heavy export commitments left soy processors scrambling for supplies, despite a record U.S. harvest. Corn and wheat also rose but trailed the gains in the soy complex. At the Chicago […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm after USDA report

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimate of the record harvest in a monthly report and left its view of ending stocks unchanged, traders said. Corn closed higher after USDA surprised traders by lowering its estimate of […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans jump two per cent on demand, fund buying

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans surged more than two per cent on Monday, with each futures contract reversing from early losses on a short-covering rally tied to a slow harvest and strong demand for fresh supplies. The higher prices came despite favorable weather conditions for harvest in the U.S., where farmers were […] Read more