Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures ticked up on Monday as traders awaited U.S. government harvest estimates later this week, with shrinking trade expectations on what are still expected to be large crops, according to analysts. A weaker dollar also underpinned grains and soybeans. Chicago Board of Trade most-active December corn […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn backs away from gains at close
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a 6-1/2 week high on Friday on short covering ahead of the weekend and a U.S. government crop production update next week, and as U.S. export demand remained strong. However, the grain failed to hold onto the advances and settled with small losses in the most […] Read more
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Fall rye, winter wheat near completion
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CBOT Weekly: Pressure on grain, oilseed prices
Multiple factors dragging down futures
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