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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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....
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleWheat 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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleCorn, 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...
View ArticleWheat 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...
View ArticleWheat 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...
View ArticleCorn 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...
View ArticleCorn, 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...
View ArticleWheat 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...
View ArticleCorn, 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...
View ArticleCorn 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...
View ArticleWheat 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...
View ArticleSoybeans 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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleWheat, 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...
View ArticleSoy, 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...
View ArticleExpansion 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...
View ArticleLightning 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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