Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans fell on Monday after an overnight rally with the mood in outside markets souring as U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, causing concerns about the autonomy of the U.S. central bank.
U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured as Trump attacks Federal Reserve chair
Bearish speculative bets rise in canola futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders were busy putting on fresh bearish bets in early December, taking the net managed money short position back above 100,000 contracts for the first time in two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
U.S. grains: Soy down on record Brazil crop outlook
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on favourable crop weather in South America, forecasts for a record-smashing Brazilian harvest and continued concerns about the incoming Trump administration's hawkish approach to trade with top soy importer China.
U.S. grains: Wheat turns higher on Russia weather worries; soy, corn also rally
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures turned higher on Wednesday as worries about crop prospects in top global exporter Russia sparked a round of short-covering, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 2-month high before paring gains; corn, wheat sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to two-month highs on Tuesday, following broad gains in commodity and equity markets after China unveiled economic stimulus measures, but pared gains as forecasts called for improved crop weather in South America, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supply risks, short-covering; corn, wheat also up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit nearly a seven-week high on Monday as uncertainty about Brazilian planting weather and the size of the U.S. harvest sparked a round of fund-driven short-covering, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn dips, soybeans steady on big expected yields
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures ticked down and soybean futures hovered near unchanged on Friday with seasonal harvest pressure on the rise.
U.S. grains: Wheat and corn ease on uninspiring export sales
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and wheat futures ticked down on Thursday following lackluster export sales data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Soybeans were dragged along for the ride despite more encouraging numbers, said analysts.
U.S. grains: Soy ticks up on drought concerns, traders eye US harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures climbed on Wednesday on a round of short covering sparked by concerns over hot, dry weather in top producer Brazil that may threaten soybean seeding, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat slips as concerns over Black Sea tensions fade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures eased on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine faded into the background and brisk exports of Black Sea wheat continued to pose tough competition to U.S. wheat exports, traders said.
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