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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rebounding from an earlier five-month low on support from investor short-covering ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report due on Friday. Rainfall delayed the U.S. corn and soybean harvests, while heavy precipitation could curb wheat output […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline to one-week lows

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by outlooks for drier weather conditions that should let farmers make headway in gathering record-large crops, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also were lower as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department of […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished roughly unchanged on Friday, reversing from earlier steep losses as investors squared up positions ahead of a monthly supply report that was released after the market close, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also settled about flat at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow cash market lower

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent to a one-week low Friday morning on reports of big harvest yields and heavy farmer sales on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures weakened as traders said ample global supplies were likely to blunt the impact of India’s decision to slash its import […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, hitting a nearly one-month high on strong export demand and as rains delayed harvest in key production areas of the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The delays also supported corn futures, while wheat rose on technical buying and short-covering. Both […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell three per cent or more on Monday, with many contracts reaching lifetime lows on pressure from robust hog supplies and technical selling, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, weighed down by profit-taking after cattle earlier hit multi-week […] Read more



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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy markets lean on yield data

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– A data set from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given traders a better idea of yield potential, which will dictate short-term market movement. Soybeans — The soybean market will likely trend lower in the near-term, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. “We’re still bearish, given that we think […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures edge higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures firmed slightly on Wednesday, supported by a round of bargain buying, traders said. Wheat received additional support from a weakening dollar and hopes that export demand for U.S. supplies will perk up in the coming weeks amid a production shortfall in Europe. Export demand also provided […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on record U.S. crop view, firmer dollar

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped more than two per cent on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s steep losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its production forecast well above market expectations. Corn futures also fell as USDA projected a record-large U.S. crop that would outstrip demand, and as updated acreage data […] Read more