Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reached a 12-week high on Friday as escalating tensions in Russia's war with Ukraine increased uncertainty about Black Sea exports.
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 12-week peak on Black Sea tensions
U.S. grains: Corn ends higher despite USDA raising US yield outlook
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a drop to near two-week lows after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its estimate of the U.S. corn crop, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high; soy, corn firm ahead of USDA data
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures hit a one-week high on Wednesday, supported by signs that supply pressure from the Black Sea export region may be easing, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans to 1-week low on better-than-expected crop ratings
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, with the benchmark contract Sv1 retreating back under $10 a bushel as better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings bolstered production prospects and eased worries about recent dry weather.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export demand, dry weather in US and Brazil
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Monday, supported by fresh export demand, dry weather in the Midwest crop belt and uncertainty about the start of planting in Brazil, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat and corn fall on profit taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures slid on Friday on expectations of large U.S. yields and profit taking following a rally earlier in the week sparked by speculators unwinding large short positions, traders said. Wheat and corn futures also dipped as funds sought profits and positioned ahead of two U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that will […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over damaging, dry U.S. Midwestern weather […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on weather risks, wheat up on short covering
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soy futures rose on Wednesday on support from short-covering and weather risks. Corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose on spillover support from soy futures while wheat increased as harvest pressure eased and traders covered short positions. Industry players have been assessing whether overly dry weather in the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and news that China plans to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian canola, traders said. The ICE canola contract for November delivery RSX4 dropped […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.
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