Insights and Stories on Cbot

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on smaller-than-expected acreage view

Jun. 30, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures surged nearly four per cent on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that American farmers planted 92 million acres of corn this spring, a figure that fell below a range of analyst expectations. Soybean futures rose after USDA put U.S. plantings […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat end higher ahead of USDA reports

Jun. 29, 2020 at 8:13 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink on Midwest weather

Jun. 26, 2020 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

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

Jun. 25, 2020 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in ‘Groundhog Day’ mode ahead of report

Jun. 24, 2020 at 10:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slump on crop weather, economic concerns

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased for a third straight session on Wednesday and corn futures were mostly lower as forecasts for rains and limited crop-stressing heat across the Midwest farm belt bolstered production prospects. Weak outside markets also hung over grain futures, with equities and crude oil […]

By Karl Plume

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

Jun. 23, 2020 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for a second straight session on Tuesday and touched a three-week low on an unexpected rise in government crop condition ratings and favorable U.S. Midwest weather that was seen bolstering the recently planted crop. Soybean prices also eased, despite a decline in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn falls on good crop weather

Jun. 22, 2020 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined for the first time in four sessions on Monday as warm weather and scattered rains across a large swath of the Midwest farm belt bolstered development of the recently planted crop. Soybeans were mostly lower as favourable U.S. weather outweighed support from […]

By Karl Plume

Fund short position edging down in canola

Jun. 19, 2020 at 8:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in canola saw a slight reduction in mid-June, as speculators covered short positions in the market, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as China trade talks progress

Jun. 19, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained on Friday as U.S. trade talks with China continued, invigorating hopes the top soybean importer would reach earlier export estimates. Wheat fell as the U.S. winter wheat harvest progressed, while corn inched higher on technical positioning. The most active soybean futures on […]

By Christopher Walljasper