Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Oct. 11, 2017 at 7:05 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both stuck in sideways trading ranges, looking for a catalyst to break one way or the other. The U.S. Department of Agriculture releases its latest supply/demand report on Thursday, with the updated production estimates possibly providing […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 4, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The corn market dropped below a major support level during the week ended Wednesday and could be poised to hit further market lows, according to one analyst. “I think we’re within a dime or something of it,” said Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group in Chicago. The […]

By Dave Sims

Sep. 27, 2017 at 8:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — With Manitoba farmers starting to bring in their early-maturing soybeans between intermittent rains, they may start to see the toll from the dry summer. Many crop analysts see soybean yields below what farmers have enjoyed for the past couple of years, but they stress that fields are […]

By Terry Fries

Sep. 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — U.S. harvest operations are just getting started, which should keep soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade under pressure over the next few weeks. Both commodities are expected to “grind a little lower” over the next few weeks, according to Terry Reilly of Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 26, 2017 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto invited dozens of weed scientists to a summit this week to win backing for a controversial herbicide but many have declined, threatening the company’s efforts to convince regulators the product is safe to use. Monsanto faces a barrage of lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and […]

By Tom Polansek