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U.S. wheat tumbles 2 percent after rally as rain monitored

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, March 24 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat tumbled as much as 2 percent on Tuesday as investors took profits after the previous session’s five-week high and extended weather outlooks...

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U.S. wheat drops on rain forecast, corn hits 3-week high

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, March 25 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and forecasts for rains needed in the parched southern U.S....

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U.S. wheat down most in nearly 2 years on dollar rebound

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. grain and soybean futures reversed early gains to turn lower on Thursday on pressure from a higher dollar, with wheat’s three-session decline of...

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Wheat jumps 2 pct in rebound ahead of USDA reports

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, March 27 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat climbed as much as 2 percent in a bargain-buying bounce on Friday, rebounding after three sessions of steep declines that dragged futures...

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U.S. corn processors boost bids as farmers dig in heels

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. corn farmers could be tempted to sell to stretched processors if government data on supplies due on Thursday helps push cash prices over a...

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Corn, wheat fall to 6-month lows on U.S. weather

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 27 (Reuters) – U.S. corn and wheat futures fell on Monday to their lowest levels since October, on outlooks for speedy corn plantings in the Midwest and crop-friendly...

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Wheat near 5-year low on good U.S. crop conditions, rains

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat tumbled to its lowest levels since June 2010 on Tuesday, pressured by stable crop conditions and recent rains in what were dry portions of...

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Wheat higher on short-covering after nearly 5-year low

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures were narrowly higher on Tuesday, rising in a short-covering bounce after tumbling to their lowest levels since June of 2010 earlier...

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Corn rebounds from 6-month low on technicals, weak dollar

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) – U.S. corn edged higher on Wednesday, rebounding from a six-month low notched in the previous session on light investor short covering and a weaker...

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Corn, wheat rebound on technicals, dollar declines

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) – U.S. grains jumped as much as 1 percent on Wednesday, with corn rebounding from a six-month low and wheat from a nearly five-year low on support from...

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Wheat slumps 2 pct on record-large US export cancellations

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat fell as much as 2 percent on Thursday, heading for its second straight monthly decline on pressure from improving crop conditions in the...

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Corn, soy fall 1 pct on U.S. plantings, fund selling

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. grains shed about 1 percent on Friday as investors sold off positions on the first day of May amid bearish headwinds of rapid pace of spring plantings...

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Corn falls to lowest since October on rapid U.S. plantings

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. grains shed as much as 1 percent on Friday as investors sold off positions on the first day of May amid bearish headwinds of rapid pace of spring...

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Wheat surges 3 pct on more U.S. rains, frost fears

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat surged as much as 3 percent to the highest levels in a month on Monday as forecasts for more rain in the U.S. Plains revived concerns about...

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Soybeans fall to contract lows on speedy U.S. plantings

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) – U.S. soybeans fell to contract lows while corn eased 1.8 percent on Tuesday, pressured by faster-than-normal spring plantings and overall favorable crop...

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U.S. soy at 7-month low, corn weak on favorable U.S. weather

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) – U.S. soybeans fell to seven-month lows and corn to one-week lows on Wednesday, pressured by forecasts for near-ideal growing conditions for the crops next...

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Wheat, corn ease 1 pct as dollar firms ahead of long weekend

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat and corn futures each fell as much as 1 percent on Friday, reversing from earlier gains in a technical selloff as the dollar rallied against a...

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Soy, corn, wheat tumble as dollar firms before long weekend

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) – U.S. grains and oilseeds fell more than 1 percent on Friday, with soybeans tumbling to the lowest levels since October in a broad commodities selloff as...

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Expansion in U.S. ethanol on hold after blending targets slashed

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO (Reuters) – Expansion in the U.S. ethanol industry, stuck in neutral for more than a year as the government debated biofuel blending requirements, is now likely to come to a...

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Lightning score late to take series lead vs Blackhawks

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Lightning shrugged off a hostile Chicago crowd to score twice in the third period and beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Monday, giving them a 2-1 lead in...

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