Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Thursday, supported by brisk export sales and a softer dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more competitive globally, analysts said. Soybean futures clung to modest gains.
U.S. grains: Corn and wheat futures firm on brisk exports, softer dollar
U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on rising world production estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Wednesday to their lowest since late October on reminders of rising global supplies of the food grain, analysts said. Corn futures also sagged while soybean futures rebounded from multi-week lows, buoyed in part by news of fresh U.S. soy export sales. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide below $11 on demand doubts
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell below $11 a bushel on Monday for the first time since October on uncertainty over whether China will buy as much U.S. supply as Washington expects and as South American crop weather favored large soy harvests that could begin in about a month, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures posted their first weekly loss in eight weeks at Friday’s close. Corn and wheat futures were also lower.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans higher in technical bounce; wheat firms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures rose modestly on Thursday on chart-based buying, firm cash markets and reminders of brisk export demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures followed the firm trend, shrugging off pressure from larger-than-expected estimates of Canada’s wheat and canola harvests. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday and wheat futures also dipped as fears eased about a military escalation in the Black Sea grain export region, analysts said. Soybeans declined on uncertainty about Chinese demand for U.S. supplies of the oilseed. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures CH26 were down 6-1/2 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, lifted by worries about tensions in the Black Sea grain export region as well as cold weather slowing grain movement in the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Soybeans were lower.
U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures retreated on Monday from a one-week top on a lack of fresh soy sales to top buyer China and lingering doubts over whether the Asian nation will buy 12 million tonnes of the oilseed by the end of 2025
U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures reached their highest level since early June on Friday on U.S. export demand, while soybean futures also rose. In a daily reporting system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said exporters sold 273,988 metric tons of U.S. corn to unknown buyers for 2025-26 delivery. The agency […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures ticked up on Wednesday as traders eyed Chinese purchases of U.S. beans under a bilateral trade truce and adjusted positions before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, analysts said. The oilseed market remained underpinned by indications of Chinese demand, with traders telling Reuters that China bought at least 10 cargoes […] Read more
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