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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rise to multi-month highs

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures extended gains to set multi-month highs on Friday on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic stockpile estimates in a monthly report on Thursday. Soybeans also were higher as investors defended their net long position despite expectations for a record-large harvest in top […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to seven-month high after USDA data

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gained two per cent to a seven-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture increased its export forecast and showed smaller-than-expected global supplies in a monthly report. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell and corn prices declined narrowly from an earlier seven-month peak in the […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: South American weather still key for soy, corn

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — South American weather uncertainty is lending underlying support to soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade, with speculators likely to remain on the long side until production issues are more clearly sorted out, according to an analyst. “The funds don’t want to give up the ship, and there’s enough […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soy firms with export demand

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday on continued strong export demand as overseas buyers waited for the bulk of the expected bumper South America harvest to come online, traders said. “Beans continue to be the darling of the grains thanks to a long seasonal export tail, with the big anticipated shift […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soy rises as China trading resumes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday on spillover strength from a rally in China as well as signs of good export demand, traders said. Corn retreated on technical selling, traders said, while profit-taking weighed on wheat following a 2.4 per cent rally last week. Traders in China returned from the Lunar […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy falls as Brazil crop forecasts grow

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell one per cent on Friday, pressured by expectations for a huge crop in Brazil, the world’s top exporter of the oilseed, traders said. Soybeans weakened early in Friday’s session on a round of technical selling after failing to push through their weekly high during the overnight trading […] Read more