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CBOT Weekly: Soybeans, corn set to push lower

Soyoil a bright spot

Prices for the soy complex, and corn pushed lower for the most part during the week ended Aug. 27. Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex, said there were a few factors behind the declines, which he expects the losses to continue.



Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans

Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans

“We have a lot of corn out there”

Expectations for a record large corn harvest in the United States this year are overhanging the futures market, which should keep values under pressure through the harvest season.

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CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices

U.S. grain, soybean prices to go lower: analyst

Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.




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CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness

USDA report, trade tensions pressure markets

Grain prices at the Chicago Board of Trade were on the weaker side for the week ended July 16 due to last week's USDA report and ongoing trade tensions.


CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans

CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans

Midwestern conditions favourable

Warm Midwestern temperatures and timely precipitation weighed on corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade coming out of the Independence Day long weekend. Weather should remain a major market driver through the growing season, although some short-term direction could come from the monthly United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand estimates due out on July 11.

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CBOT Weekly: Turning towards a weather market

Area, stocks reports have little influence

Soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are heading toward a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging in Chicago. The move comes after two reports from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on June 30.