Chicago agricultural commodities close lower on technical selling
Xinhua, February 24, 2016 Adjust font size:
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn, and soybeans retreated Tuesday, while wheat declined for its fifth successive trading day.
The most active corn contract for May delivery lost 5.5 cents, or 1.48 percent, to close at 3.6675 dollars per bushel. May wheat delivery declined 8.25 cents, or 1.78 percent, to close at 4.5575 dollars per bushel. May soybeans shed 11.25 cents, or 1.27 percent, to close at 8.73 dollars per bushel.
Analysts said that technical selling weighed on corn, soybeans Tuesday as corn and soybeans both rose to a multiple-week high Monday after their advance last week, prompting funds' profit taking Tuesday. CBOT floor brokers reported that funds have sold 3,800 contracts of corn and 7,000 contracts of soybeans before midday, said Agresource, the Chicago-based agriculture consultancy, Tuesday in its midday commentary.
Rain across the U.S. southern plains, the key wheat planting areas of the country, has boosted expectations of more wheat supply, pressing wheat futures to a new low since June 2010, according to analysts.
Brokers reported that funds have sold 5,100 contracts of wheat before midday, according to Agresource. Endit