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CBOT September 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in three years on USDA acreage view

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged by the most in nearly three years on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pegged U.S. planted acres well above trade expectations despite rains and flooding this spring that disrupted sowing. Soybeans firmed on USDA’s smaller-than-expected acreage estimate, while wheat fell in tandem with plummeting […] Read more
CBOT September 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat as farm belt heats up

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as investors squared positions ahead of government reports on acreage and stocks due on Friday and as improving U.S. Midwest weather boosted crop prospects. Wheat futures ended mixed as improved harvest weather in the U.S. Plains winter wheat belt offset support from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease
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U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose for a second straight day on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the condition of U.S. crops deteriorated last week following rain, although gains were pared late in the session on improving weather. Soybeans turned lower on forecasts for a window of warmer and drier […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped on Friday on expectations that crops may benefit next week from a break in the rains that stalled plantings across the American Midwest this spring. Widespread storms caused unprecedented delays in corn plantings and prevented farmers from planting crops across millions of acres. The weather […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Tuesday as government data showing a rain-delayed planting campaign was nearing an end encouraged a pause in a rally that took prices to a five-year high a day earlier. Wheat futures sank on profit-taking and competition for global export business. Soybeans edged higher, supported by ongoing […] Read more
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USDA makes some changes to Canadian, world crop estimates

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Corn planting in Canada has been a struggle this year much like for farmers in the U.S., according to Tuesday’s world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA’s May WASDE report estimated Canadian corn production at 15.4 million tonnes, but wet conditions in Eastern Canada saw […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: What happens with corn, will happen to soybeans

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Although there were no major changes to soybeans in June’s world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the commodity’s price shot up on the Chicago Board of Trade. USDA on Tuesday issued its monthly WASDE report, in which estimated U.S. corn production was lowered by nine per […] Read more
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Corn down, soybeans steady in latest U.S. supply/demand report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Corn production in the U.S. has been projected to drop by almost nine per cent in 2019, according to the latest world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department released its report on June 11, with some notable changes and ‘non-changes’ compared to its May […] Read more

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