Insights and Stories of Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched down on Wednesday, retreating after rallying to the highest levels since August, as improved Brazilian weather outlooks bolstered supply prospects and overshadowed demand from record U.S. soybean crushings last month.

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit August high, soymeal climbs on strong demand

Nov. 14, 2023 at 4:04 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Chicago soy soars on Chinese buying, Brazilian weather

Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:28 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Chicago corn slumps on forecast for record-large crop

Nov. 10, 2023 at 6:57 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Chicago grain, soy futures drop after USDA forecasts

Nov. 9, 2023 at 7:27 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Soybeans spike on China demand, Brazil weather

Nov. 8, 2023 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices rallied to a two-month high on Wednesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a Reuters report that China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases since at least late July. Unfavourable weather conditions in Brazil were also supportive, traders said. Meanwhile, corn […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply outlook boost

Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as the markets reacted to better-than-expected crop conditions, while soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on adverse weather conditions in Brazil before retreating. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rated 50 per cent of the country’s winter wheat crop […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans find two-month high

Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday hit their highest level in some eight weeks on weather concerns in top exporter Brazil and arid conditions in Argentina. Corn futures finished unchanged, while wheat rose slightly as weakness in the U.S. dollar added support to the markets. Traders monitored […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans climb as China pushes demand

Nov. 2, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday after China said imports will likely stay high as it sets an all-time record for purchases of the crop this year while weather remains a concern in Brazil. Wheat prices also rose, while corn dropped on reports of higher U.S. […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Corn drops to seven-week low

Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest point in seven weeks on Wednesday as the harvest continued and showed better than expected yields, while weather forecasts improved in crop areas of South America. Wheat and soybean prices were modestly higher in rangebound trading. Chicago Board […]

By Brendan O'Brien Julie Ingwersen

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