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U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat futures weaken

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Thursday sagged 1.7 per cent on technical selling and expectations of a U.S. bumper harvest that would enlarge the already massive global supply of the grain, traders said. Wheat and soybean futures also posted lower closes. Wheat faced pressure from weak worldwide demand for U.S. supplies and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday on a mix of short-covering and worries about the pace of U.S. crop maturity, traders said. Soybeans and wheat futures also posted modest advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up 2-1/2 cents at $3.61 per bushel after reaching $3.62, […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soy rises on technicals, dry forecast

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 3-1/2-week high on Tuesday on technical buying and forecasts for dry weather in the Midwest that could threaten late-season yield prospects, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed the higher trend. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled up 19 cents at $9.68-1/2 per bushel […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn lower as yield forecasts rise

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Friday on rising expectations of plentiful supplies from what should be a bumper Midwest harvest beginning later this month, analysts said. Soybean futures firmed, led by strength in soyoil, and wheat rose on technical buying ahead of a three-day U.S. holiday weekend. Markets will be closed […] Read more




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U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures flat

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Thursday on fund-driven selling tied to plentiful global supplies and expectations of a large Midwest harvest, analysts said. Soybeans followed the weak trend while wheat ended steady to lower. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 3-1/4 cents at $3.45-1/2 per bushel […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn hits contract low ahead of big harvest

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to contract lows for the fifth straight session on Tuesday on technical selling linked to the approaching harvest of a bumper U.S. crop, traders and analysts said. CBOT wheat futures also notched life-of-contract lows before reversing slightly higher on bargain buying while soy prices […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn drop to contract lows

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures dropped to life-of-contract lows on Monday, weighed down by technical selling and abundant global supplies, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade September wheat futures fell about 2.4 per cent, settling down 9-1/2 cents at $4, in a bear-spreading decline as some investors dumped spot […] Read more