Insights and Stories on Cbot

U.S. grains: Soy up for fifth day on weather concerns

Aug. 28, 2020 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose for the fifth day in a row on Friday, closing near a 7-1/2-month high on persistent concerns that the U.S. crop will fall short of expectations, traders said. Corn futures closed firm, shrugging off early weakness due to strong […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat rally

Aug. 27, 2020 at 6:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise on fresh China sale

Aug. 26, 2020 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets prepare for Laura

Aug. 26, 2020 at 2:10 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Crop concerns, Chinese buying spark rallies in soy, corn

Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on crop concerns

Aug. 24, 2020 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday on expectations that a government report will show crop ratings deteriorated in the past week, underpinning recent forecasts that pegged the harvest below the U.S. Agriculture Department’s latest outlook. A spate of dryness across the U.S. Midwest, combined […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn gains as Iowa yields falter on storm damage

Aug. 21, 2020 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn rose on Friday after a U.S. Midwest crop tour found storm damage across top corn-growing state Iowa. Meanwhile, soybeans ended lower as tropical storms in the U.S. Gulf offered hope for much-needed rain in parts of the Midwest, offsetting strong export demand. And wheat […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Increases for CWRS and CPSR, durum steady

Aug. 21, 2020 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Cash wheat bids in Western Canada continued to build this week, on momentum from the previous week. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheats saw price increases for the week ended Thursday. Meanwhile, prices for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) held steady. Support […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as harvest, export prospects weighed

Aug. 20, 2020 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans slipped on Thursday after a seven-month peak a day earlier, while corn eased as traders set recent storm damage against generally strong prospects for harvest yields. Wheat ended higher as traders digested competing signals for global supply. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Rain needed across U.S. Midwest

Aug. 19, 2020 at 8:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry conditions across the U.S. Midwest were among the factors that could affect commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) if rain doesn’t come soon, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. Dry conditions in the region could lead to price increases for […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm