Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade front and back-month corn futures notched lifetime lows on Wednesday on expectations of a hefty Brazilian corn crop and a lack of weather threats for the large U.S. corn crop that has recently been seeded, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn drops to more contract lows as heavy supply weighs
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on harvest pressure; corn hits contract lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures sank on Tuesday on pressure from the ongoing harvest in the U.S. Plains and Black Sea as well as a lack of weather threats, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on ‘greenhouse’ weather in US
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures eased on Monday as favorable U.S. crop weather took the focus away from U.S. strikes on Iran conducted over the weekend.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip on profit-taking, favourable Midwest weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday as favourable weather in much of the Midwest boosted crop production potential and as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat surges four per cent on short-covering, lifting corn and soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped more than four per cent on Wednesday as weather worries in parts of the United States and Europe, coupled with signs of fresh global export business, prompted speculators to cover short positions, brokers said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher, supported by crude oil; wheat rises, corn mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday, supported by rising crude oil prices and uncertainty about Midwest crop weather in the weeks ahead, while soyoil prices eased following a sharp two-day rally tied to stronger U.S. biofuel blending mandates.
U.S. grains: Soyoil hits 20-month peak, corn falls on good crop weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soyoil futures hit their highest in 20 months on Monday, supported by U.S. biofuel blending proposals that are likely to increase demand, while soybean futures touched a one-month high before paring gains.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, soyoil soars daily limit on US biofuel proposal
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soyoil futures surged their daily limit on Friday and soybeans hit a three-week high after President Donald Trump's administration proposed biofuel blending requirements that were above trade expectations, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 1-wk low on demand worries; wheat sags, corn firms
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Thursday as weak domestic cash markets, poor weekly export sales and worries about the size of U.S. biofuel mandates raised fears about demand for the oilseed, brokers said.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on weather as US-China optimism cools
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures drifted lower on Wednesday as initial optimism faded over the U.S. and China agreeing on the framework of a trade truce, and market players shifted their focus back to benign crop weather, analysts said.
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