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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures surged to a two-month high on Thursday as worries about threatening weather in Argentina triggered speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said, but the market pared gains after the rally spurred a round of farmer sales.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, climbing back above $12 a bushel as commodity funds appeared to cover short positions, brokers said, while news of fresh U.S. soybean export sales and excessive rains in Argentina lent support.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat and corn futures strengthened on Tuesday on technical moves as traders seek to unwind short positions ahead of uncertain springtime weather and upcoming U.S. Department of Agriculture reports, analysts said.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday as plentiful global supplies and weak demand anchored the market, analysts said.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures plunged on Thursday to approach their lowest level since 2020 and dragged corn prices down on spillover weakness, analysts said.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures eased on technical selling on Wednesday, as market participants sought profits and assessed U.S. spring planting, analysts said.